Over the past seven years, JSI, through the USAID-funded Strengthening Egypt’s Planning Program (SEFPP), worked closely with Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population to boost family planning and reproductive health services for women and their families.
Their combined efforts, along with those of local public and private sector partners, resulted in approximately 36 million Egyptian women receiving essential services.
“When families have access to quality family planning services, they can achieve their ideal family size based on what works for them. Together, we are partnering for a healthier, more sustainable future.” USAID Mission Director Sean Jones said at an event on September 18, 2024, celebrating the project’s achievements.
As the only large-scale nationwide family planning project until 2022, SEFPP helped increase family planning use from 58 to 66 percent among women of reproductive age. Its initiatives focused on strengthening the quality of family planning services, promoting healthy behaviors, and improving data-driven decision-making, which increased family planning access and use across the country.
“The successes stem from the collective commitment and coordinated efforts of the project team, the Ministry of Health and Population and its teams at the governorate level, along with the private sector, nongovernmental organizations, and community partners,” SEFPP Chief of Party Chuanpit Chua-oon said. “We are proud to contribute to USAID’s mission and the national goal of fostering healthy families in Egypt.”
From refurbishing 17 family planning training centers and training more than 18,000 public and private service providers to launching innovative public engagement initiatives that garnered over 177 million views, SEFPP and the Government of Egypt improved families’ overall health and well-being.
The project additionally established and scaled up two high-impact family planning interventions—postpartum intrauterine device insertion during C-sections and nurse task sharing—to benefit women’s health. Thanks to the integration of task-sharing approaches and the expansion of family planning counseling, more than 1.3 million women will have been reached through primary healthcare services by the end of 2024.
