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Who We Are
Advance Africa is a family planning/reproductive health service delivery project that strengthens services in sub-Saharan Africa. We draw upon the expertise of our diverse staff and the assets of our consortium partners to mainstream underserved populations and improve existing programs.

What We Do
Advance Africa enhances the effectiveness of family planning/reproductive health service delivery programs. Our approach places emphasis on enhancing effectiveness at the program level to increase the impact and scale of service delivery programs.

Where We Work
Family planning requires a significant expansion of advocacy, education, and services throughout the sub-Saharan African region. Within the context of Africa's current social, political, economic, and health challenges, the needs of varied populations must be considered as services and strategies are developed and expanded.

How We Collaborate
Coordination of activities, both internationally and locally, is vital to program success. Advance Africa works with partners on multiple levels to strengthen, build upon, and prevent duplication of programs.

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Working to improve the health and well-being of African Families

This Advance Africa project, funded by USAID, has now closed. The project ended on 30th September 2005 and is no longer hiring any employees. Neither the closed Advance Africa project nor Management Sciences for Health has any connection to the site www.advance-africa.com.

Repositioning Family Planning Programs in Africa

World attention to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and to high maternal and child mortality rates have moved donor focus away from family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) programs. As a result, funding for family planning programs has stagnated. Yet in sub-Saharan Africa, poor reproductive health practices, especially inadequate birth spacing, contribute as much or more to maternal and child mortality as HIV/AIDS does. Additionally, the contribution of good FP/RH practices to reducing the spread of HIV/AIDS receives little recognition.

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	At the 54th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Africa Meeting, 46 Ministers of Health endorsed family planning as a key health intervention! WHO Press Release »
	Advance Africa held its End-of-Project Conference on 13 September 2005. To see PowerPoint presentations from the conference, click here. The project ends 30 September 2005.
	Advance Africa is featured in a recent AIDSLink article entitled, “The Life of a Depot Holder: A Few Words Speak Volumes.” Read the article [PDF] »




	15-18 February 2005 Repositioning Family Planning in West Africa Conference Accra, Ghana more »

Advance Africa is supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).