Hormonal IUD Roll Out and Scale Up in Kenya
Through the Hormonal Intrauterine Device (IUD) Roll Out and Scale Up program, EngenderHealth provided technical assistance to Kenyan public health facilities across Nyeri, Meru, Kisumu, Kakamega, and Kisii counties to improve their ability to offer high-quality hormonal IUD services. Funded by the Clinton Health Access Initiative’s Catalytic Opportunity Fund, this program strengthened the capacity of national- and regional-level trainers to provide instruction to healthcare workers on hormonal IUD service provision, and it enhanced the readiness of public health facilities to offer those services.
According to FP2030, in 2022, the modern contraceptive prevalence rate for all women in Kenya was 45.4%, and 3.1% of women had selected an IUD as their method of choice. The unmet contraceptive prevalence rate for all women in Kenya is 14%.
EngenderHealth worked with local and national partners to strengthen health systems and expand access to contraceptive choices to all clients in Kenya—facilitating access to this highly effective contraception (IUD) method is vital to our mission. When women have access to safe, effective, and affordable contraceptive care, we move closer to a gender-equal world where all people achieve their sexual and reproductive health and rights.
EngenderHealth instructed and supported 25 national-level trainers in hormonal IUD service delivery in Kenya across 275 facilities. This instruction led to a cascade of training down to county-level trainers and healthcare providers in five Kenyan counties. To support local health facilities, we assisted the county-level trainers in conducting three-day hormonal IUD provision orientation courses for 900 healthcare providers and conducted quarterly supportive supervision visits. Accordingly, the project helped standardize healthcare providers’ approach towards hormonal IUD provision across supported counties and strengthened trainers’ ability to perform focused teaching sessions with their local counterparts. This strategy improved the availability of and access to hormonal IUD services in the short and long term. Country-level trainers were equipped to continue providing mentorship and training long after the project ended.
