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Increasing access to DMPA-SC in Uganda: An advocacy case study

This DMPA-SC Advocacy Pack brief describes key evidence-building efforts, advocacy actions, and policy changes in Uganda brought about by key partners to increase access to injectable contraception, including DMPA-SC. You can draw on lessons learned from Uganda to inform your policy goals and advocacy strategy for increasing method choice and access with DMPA-SC and self-injection in your country.

Institutional author(s): PATH, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), inSupply Health, Jhpiego, JSI
Publication date: 2023

DMPA and HIV: What advocates need to know

This DMPA-SC Advocacy Pack brief summarizes important takeaways for advocates based on World Health Organization guidance on hormonal contraception, including DMPA injectables, and HIV for women at high risk of HIV.

Institutional author(s): PATH, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), inSupply Health, Jhpiego, JSI
Publication date: 2023

DMPA-SC self-injection: Advancing contraceptive access and use for women and girls

This DMPA-SC Advocacy Pack brief details the strong body of evidence and experience with self-injection of DMPA-SC, including how the practice can reduce access-related barriers, improve contraceptive continuation, and enhance women’s autonomy.

Institutional author(s): PATH, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), inSupply Health, Jhpiego, JSI
Publication date: 2023

Messaging points on DMPA-SC

This DMPA-SC Advocacy Pack brief packages accurate, evidence-based messages about the features and benefits of DMPA-SC and how the product can increase women’s access to contraception.

Institutional author(s): PATH, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), inSupply Health, Jhpiego, JSI
Publication date: 2023

Common terms for DMPA injectable contraception

This DMPA-SC Advocacy Pack brief helps you understand the terms surrounding DMPA injectables to inform your messaging and communication.

Institutional author(s): PATH, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), inSupply Health, Jhpiego, JSI
Publication date: 2023

An overview of DMPA-SC: Injectable contraception that expands access and options

This DMPA-SC Advocacy Pack brief offers quick facts on the benefits of DMPA-SC; the product’s potential for empowering women and adolescent girls; the product’s availability; and how subcutaneous DMPA is different from intramuscular DMPA (DMPA-IM).

Institutional author(s): PATH, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), inSupply Health, Jhpiego, JSI
Publication date: 2023

Evidence at-a-glance: What we know about DMPA-SC, a novel injectable contraceptive

These DMPA-SC Advocacy Pack briefs outline existing evidence on DMPA-SC grouped into top-line messages featuring data from different countries. Several “spotlight” handouts on specific topics can be paired with the summary brief as needed. All handouts can be printed and distributed directly to decision-makers.

Institutional author(s): PATH
Publication date: 2023

The case for DMPA-SC

Using simple messages, this DMPA-SC Advocacy Pack case statement describes reasons why DMPA-SC is a valuable and game-changing addition to a broad contraceptive method mix.

Institutional author(s): PATH, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), inSupply Health, Jhpiego, JSI
Publication date: 2023

Costs and cost-effectiveness of DMPA-SC through different delivery channels: What the evidence tells us

This DMPA-SC Advocacy Pack brief summarizes recent evidence from African countries on the costs and cost-effectiveness of DMPA-SC. Key findings include that DMPA-SC may help reduce service delivery costs by catalyzing expansion of channels closest to women and that self-injected DMPA-SC is cost-saving as compared to clinic-administered DMPA-IM when accounting for costs to women and health systems.

Institutional author(s): PATH, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), inSupply Health, Jhpiego, JSI
Publication date: 2023

DMPA-SC key facts: Answering questions and dispelling common myths

This DMPA-SC Advocacy Pack brief offers concise, evidence-based information to help answer common questions and dispel myths about injectable contraception.

Institutional author(s): PATH, Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), inSupply Health, Jhpiego, JSI
Publication date: 2023