Strategies for Strengthening Postabortion and Postpartum Family Planning in Tanzania

What does it take to make family planning part of routine care after childbirth or abortion? Drawing on experience from 616 health facilities in Tanzania, this technical brief highlights practical strategies that helped providers offer timely counseling and a full range of voluntary contraceptive options. It shares results, implementation lessons, and recommendations for strengthening postabortion and postpartum family planning through better integration, mentorship, commodity availability, and use of data.