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Bfree – Pilot Trial
Bfree Pilot Trial
About:
WoMena is supporting Women’s Global Health Innovations (WGHI) with the training aspect of the project ‘Bfree, From the Lab to the Last Mile: An Innovative Menstrual & SRH Device with Education Scaled Sustainability for Girls & Women Aged 10-24 in Low and Middle Income Countries”.
Objectives:
- To help achieve SDGs #3 & #5, improve stock-out issues, and deliver environmentally smart HCD menstrual and novel SRH solutions.
- By 2023, WGHI aims to scale their program in Uganda to deliver 25,000+ Bfree Duos, knowledge and support to adolescent girls and women living in refugee settlements and those living in poverty in the broader community
- To advocate for inclusion of both menstrual cups and barrier method contraception products in the national education curriculum to increase menstruation management and family planning product choice to reach a further 1.5 million girls and young women by 2030.
Funding:
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Partners:
Public Health Ambassadors of Uganda
Women’s Global Health Innovations/WGHI
Timeframe:
2018-2023
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