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Contraceptive methods and HIV prevention methods are largely delivered by separate health care providers at separate sites or units of health facilities. Given that many young women want to prevent both pregnancy and HIV, integrated service delivery has the potential to offer more holistic, client-centered, and convenient care.This video features PATH's HIV Prevention and Family Planning Integration project in Uganda (2022–2023), which engaged young women and health workers in human-centered design to strengthen the integration of HIV prevention with family planning services. The team worked with a local technical advisory group and youth themselves to co-create models of integrated service delivery and assess their feasibility, scalability, and acceptability.

In collaboration with the Uganda Ministry of Health, PATH is leading the Private Sector Family Planning project (2023–2026) to strengthen the private sector market for family planning, paving the way for introduction of more contraceptive methods in commercial outlets, providing clients more options for where and how to access methods of their choice.

The Pandemic Fund—hosted by the World Bank—was created in September 2022 to provide a dedicated stream of additional, long-term funding for critical pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response (PPPR) in eligible low- and middle-income countries.According to expert forecasts, there is a 66 percent chance of another COVID-like respiratory pandemic with a death toll of more than 10 million in the next 25 years. To prepare, countries must strengthen their health systems to identify, diagnose, and treat respiratory infections.Tools like pulse oximeters, which detect hypoxemia (low oxygen saturation in the blood), can provide critical data that a respiratory pandemic is emerging, and medical oxygen and related therapies are essential to treatment as the recent COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated. An adequate supply of clinical and biomedical engineers, and technicians trained to operate and maintain both is a critical plank of PPPR.This factsheet outlines key information and resources for pursuing funding for medical oxygen and pulse oximetry through the Pandemic Fund. It is intended for use by beneficiaries, partners, civil society, and others, in developing funding requests and/or advocating for prioritizing medical oxygen and pulse oximetry in future Pandemic Fund proposals.

Africa’s pharmaceutical industry has undergone tremendous growth in all sectors over the years. This growth can be attributed to improvements in infrastructure, health care capacity, and business environment.The COVID-19 pandemic, however, brought to light the critical need for a more structured, robust, and resilient manufacturing sector for the continent. The industry was pushed by crisis to pick up the pace at establishing harmony within its different sectors, ensuring that they largely serve communities within Africa, and reduce over-reliance on pharmaceutical imports.This crisis also prompted increased political support for local medical products manufacturing, leading to a substantial expansion of African pharmaceutical manufacturing.

In Satara, PATH is applying a human-centered design (HCD) approach to redesign the health care system by removing barriers that hinder the utilization of primary health care services, both from the perspective of demand and supply.Our HCD approach includes:Behavioral barrier assessment: We delve into the behavioral dynamics affecting the utilization of PHC services and redesign care-seekers' pathways to facilitate better access and engagement.Redesigning PHC services for women: Our efforts are directed towards restructuring PHC services to minimize the number of touch points required for women to access care, thereby facilitating early detection of health conditions among women.Culturally appropriate community-centered solutions: We facilitated the formation of patient support groups tailored to the cultural context, aimed at improving medical treatment adherence for chronic conditions and enhancing awareness about health conditions within the community.