The Challenge Initiative: Lessons on Rapid Scale-Up of Family Planning and Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00153

Editorial

. 2024 May 21;12(Suppl 2):e2400153.

doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00153. Print 2024 May 21.

The Challenge Initiative: Lessons on Rapid Scale-Up of Family Planning and Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

Clea Finkle¹, Yacine Bai², Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli³, Samuel O'Keefe⁴, Moses Tetui^{5

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7}, Suzanne Fischer⁸, Kojo Lokko⁹, Lisa Mwaikambo¹⁰, Saori Ohkubo¹¹

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¹ Independent consultant, Seattle, OR, USA.
² Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Formerly of the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
⁵ School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
⁶ School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Kitchener, Canada.
⁷ Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
⁸ Independent consultant, Newland, NC, USA.
⁹ William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
¹⁰ Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA.
¹¹ Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA. saori.ohkubo@jhu.edu.

PMID: 38772721
PMCID: PMC11111109
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00153

Editorial

The Challenge Initiative: Lessons on Rapid Scale-Up of Family Planning and Adolescent and Youth Sexual and Reproductive Health Services

Clea Finkle et al. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024.

. 2024 May 21;12(Suppl 2):e2400153.

doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00153. Print 2024 May 21.

Authors

Clea Finkle¹, Yacine Bai², Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli³, Samuel O'Keefe⁴, Moses Tetui^{5

6

7}, Suzanne Fischer⁸, Kojo Lokko⁹, Lisa Mwaikambo¹⁰, Saori Ohkubo¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Independent consultant, Seattle, OR, USA.
² Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
³ Formerly of the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
⁴ University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
⁵ School of Public Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada.
⁶ School of Pharmacy, University of Waterloo, Kitchener, Canada.
⁷ Department of Epidemiology and Global Health, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.
⁸ Independent consultant, Newland, NC, USA.
⁹ William H. Gates Sr. Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Baltimore, MD, USA.
¹⁰ Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA.
¹¹ Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Baltimore, MD, USA. saori.ohkubo@jhu.edu.

PMID: 38772721
PMCID: PMC11111109
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-24-00153

Abstract

The articles in this supplement showcase The Challenge Initiative’s strategies and insights for sustainably scaling evidence-based family planning and adolescent and youth sexual and reproductive health interventions and emphasize the need for multipronged interventions that address the complex web of factors influencing adolescents’ and youth’s access to contraceptive services.

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A Platform for Sustainable Scale: The Challenge Initiative's Innovative Approach to Scaling Proven Interventions.
Finkle C, Martin K, Salas I, Mirano J, Mwaikambo L, Lokko K, Rimon J 2nd. Finkle C, et al. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024 May 21;12(Suppl 2):e2200167. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-22-00167. Print 2024 May 21. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2024. PMID: 38772722 Free PMC article.

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1. High Impact Practices for Family Planning. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.fphighimpactpractices.org/
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[1] Rimon JG, Tsui AO. Regaining momentum in family planning. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2018;6(4):626–628. 10.9745/ghsp-d-18-00483. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[2] Rimon JG, Tsui AO. Regaining momentum in family planning. Glob Health Sci Pract. 2018;6(4):626–628. 10.9745/ghsp-d-18-00483. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[3] High Impact Practices for Family Planning. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.fphighimpactpractices.org/

[4] High Impact Practices for Family Planning. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.fphighimpactpractices.org/

[5] Ali M, Kiarie J, Shah I. Priorities for research on family planning impact: recommendations of a WHO Think Tank meeting. Fam Med Community Health. 2023;11(4):e002406. 10.1136/fmch-2023-002406. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Ali M, Kiarie J, Shah I. Priorities for research on family planning impact: recommendations of a WHO Think Tank meeting. Fam Med Community Health. 2023;11(4):e002406. 10.1136/fmch-2023-002406. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Bellizzi S, Mannava P, Nagai M, Sobel HL. Reasons for discontinuation of contraception among women with a current unintended pregnancy in 36 low and middle-income countries. Contraception. 2020;101(1):26–33. 10.1016/j.contraception.2019.09.006. - DOI - PubMed

[8] Bellizzi S, Mannava P, Nagai M, Sobel HL. Reasons for discontinuation of contraception among women with a current unintended pregnancy in 36 low and middle-income countries. Contraception. 2020;101(1):26–33. 10.1016/j.contraception.2019.09.006. - DOI - PubMed

[9] Singh A, Singh KK, Verma P. Knowledge, attitude and practice GAP in family planning usage: an analysis of selected cities of Uttar Pradesh. Contracept Reprod Med. 2016;1:20. 10.1186/s40834-016-0031-4. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[10] Singh A, Singh KK, Verma P. Knowledge, attitude and practice GAP in family planning usage: an analysis of selected cities of Uttar Pradesh. Contracept Reprod Med. 2016;1:20. 10.1186/s40834-016-0031-4. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

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