Subject: Nigeria: Strengthening Family Planning, Maternal & Child Health Outcomes
From: Jennifer Mino-Mirowitz <[email-masked]>
To: All IHD <[email-masked]>, All IHD Field <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2015 13:28:51 +0000

Lessons learned from the SHOPS program in Nigeria

Photo courtesy of Shawn Leishman

The SHOPS program in Nigeria trained more than 4,300 frontline medicine sellers in using ORS and zinc for diarrhea management, more than 1,000 providers in contraceptive methods, and more than 1,000 providers in business management, which helped them access finance for their facilities. A new publication presents insights from the program:

Provider training and demand creation are powerful tools for encouraging providers to introduce new clinical methods.

Use of SMS technology offers a cost-effective way to reinforce training and increase efficiencies in commodity logistics.

Microfinance institutions, supported by Development Credit Authority guarantees, allow smaller providers to access credit and expand their services.

Read the program profile.

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The SHOPS project is USAID's flagship initiative in private sector health. It works to involve nongovernmental organizations and for-profit entities in addressing the many health needs of people in developing countries. The project focuses on increasing availability, improving quality, and expanding coverage of essential health products and services in family planning and reproductive health, maternal and child health, and HIV/AIDS prevention and care through the private sector.

The information provided herein is not official U.S. government information and does not represent the views or positions of the U.S. Agency for International Development or the U.S. government.

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