Please join Advance Family Planning at the 2018 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Kigali, Rwanda, as we highlight advocacy and accountability as a powerful conference theme.
See below for a schedule of AFP-affiliated conference events, presentations, and panel discussions. Also, stop by the AFP booth (#20) throughout the conference to learn more about us and meet our team!
Saturday, November 10
Advance Family Planning Family Reunion (11:00am-5pm)
Invitation only
Setting the Stage for Strong, Sustainable Family Planning Advocacy
Location: Radisson Blu Hotel and Convention Centre
Tuesday, November 13
Morning Side Event
7-8:25am
Making the Numbers Work for Advocates: Data + Communication for Effective Advocacy and Accountability
Location: Royal Suite
Presenters: Beth Schlachter, Family Planning 2020; Emily Sonneveldt, Track20; Angeline Siparo, Population Reference Bureau; Kaitlyn Patierno, Population Reference Bureau; Halima Shariff, JHU Centre for Communications Programs Tanzania; Monica Kerrigan, Jhpiego; Tamar Abrams, Family Planning 2020
Poster and Flash Presentations
Session 1 – 8-10am
Indonesia's Family Planning Village: Improving Communities' Quality of Life and Welfare through Family Planning and Family Development Programs
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Dini Haryati, Inne Silviane, Yeni Tri Herwanto, and Nur Azizah, Yayasan Cipta Cara Padu (YCCP)
Making an Impact: Advocacy to Increase the Use of Contraceptive
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Dini Haryati, Yeni Tri Herwanto, Inne Silviane, and Nur Azizah, YCCP
Rapid Fire on Advocacy and Accountability in Global Initiatives
Session 3 – 2:55-3:55pm
Nothing About Us, Without Us: Expanding Access to FP/SRH Services Through Youth-Led Social Accountability
Location: AD12
Authors: Simon Richard Mugenyi, Reproductive Health Uganda; Henry Wasswa, Reproductive Health Uganda; Eliab Tayebwa, Bushenyi District Local Government
Wednesday, November 14
Poster and Flash Presentations
Session 4 – 8-10am
Meaningful Youth Engagement in Family Planning Advocacy: Experiences from Burkina Faso
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Célestin Compaoré, SOS Jeunesse & Défis; Stephanie Kimou, PopWorks Africa
Kenya’s First Ever Multi-Sectoral Approach to Addressing Adolescent Pregnancy: Narok and Kwale Counties Case Study
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Author: Beatrice Kwachi, Jhpiego
Session 5 – 2:35-3:55pm
Le Plaidoyer Adaptatif Aboutit à Une Nouvelle Loi Fondée Sur Les Droits à Madagascar Qui élargit L’accès Aux Services de Planification Familiale et Favorise Le Développeme
Location: AD12 (Includes French translation)
Authors: Onisoa Rindra Ralidera, Palladium/Health Policy Plus; Laura Hurley, Palladium/Health Policy Plus; Lou Compernolle, PAI
Understanding Socio-Cultural Barriers to Family Planning Use/ Comprendre Les Barrières Socio-Culturelles à Lutilisation De La Planification Familiale
Location: MH 3 (includes French translation)
Co-Chairs: Liz Bayer, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Mialinirina Zoelisoa, Rakotomanana
Session 6 – 3-6pm
Fixed Day Service as an Approach for Breaking Seasonality: Case Study from Jehanabad District in Bihar, India
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Sweta Das, Population Foundation of India; Riya Thakur, Population Foundation of India; Pinki Kumari, Population Foundation of India; Monica Wahengbam, Population Foundation of India; Priyadarshini Trivedi, Population Foundation of India; Poonam Muttreja, Population Foundation of India; Mervyn Christian, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Sona Sharma, Population Foundation of India; Ritesh Laddha, Population Foundation of India
Oral Presentations
Innovation in Public-Private Partnerships
Session 1 – 10:25-11:45am
Leveraging Public Private Synergy to Meet the Contraceptive Needs of India
Location: MH 1
Authors: Anil M. Hittalamani, Pathfinder International; Anil Jain, Pathfinder International; Mahesh Srinivas, Pathfinder International; Mervyn Christian, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Mustak Khan, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of Rajasthan, India; Naveen Jain, National Health Mission, Department of Health and Family Welfare, Govt of Rajasthan; Sonica Sharma, Pathfinder International State
Country Approaches to Making the Investment Case for Family Planning
Session 4 – 11:55am-1:15pm
Tanzania’s Largest Health Insurer Covers Family Planning: An Evidence-Based Advocacy Success Story
Location: Atrium 3
Authors: Halima Shariff, Advance Family Planning; Tabia Massudi, AAR Insurance Tanzania; John Ngonyani, AAR Insurance Tanzania; James Mlali, Advance Family Planning, JHCCP Tanzania
Advocacy & Accountability: Break & Lunch Table Discussions
Break – 10:00-10:30am
Advocacy Toolkit Knowledge Cafe
Location: Youth Lounge
Presenter: Liz Bayer, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; TBD Partner
Lunch – 1:25-2:25pm
Advocacy and Accountability (A&A) Lunch Table Discussion
Influencing Decision-Makers in Restricted Environments – English
Location: AD12
Facilitator: Sarah Whitmarsh, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Panels
Session 2 – 11:55am-1:15pm
Local-Global GFF Advocacy & Accountability for Family Planning: Interventions that Work
Location: Atrium 2
Moderator: Angela Mutunga, Jhpiego
- Building a Global Policy Framework for Effective CSO Engagement in GFF
Panelist: Suzanna Dennis, Population Action International - Uganda GFF Civil Society Engagement Strategy: Results of Joint Advocacy Efforts
Panelist: Achilles Kiwanuka, Partners in Population and Development - Africa Regional Office - Catalysing Change in Kenya through GFF Accountability Score Card
Panelist: JohnPaul Omollo, PATH Kenya - Nigeria GFF Performance Scorecard for Accountability
Panelist: Aminu Magashi Garba, Local-Global Global Financing Facility
Session 3 – 2:35-3:55pm
Weighing HIV Risks and Contraceptive Benefits: The ECHO Trial in Context
Location: MH2
Moderator: Justine Coulson, UNFPA
Panelists: James Kiarie, World Health Organization; Placid Mihayo, Uganda Ministry of Health; Ana Maria Bejar, IPPF; Kirsten Vogelsong, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Organized by Advance Family Planning and the World Health Organization
Session 4 – 4:20-5:40pm
Quality Improvement in Family Planning
Location: Auditorium Club 2
Moderator: Mervyn Christian, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Introducing and Scaling Up a Quality Improvement Collaborative for Community-Based Family Planning: A Process Evaluation of a Health System-Wide Improvement Network in Uganda
Panelist: Ramadhan Kirunda, FHI 360 - Early Lessons from Implementing the Clinical Safety Checklist for Female Sterilization in 5 States of India
Panelist: Geeta Chhibber, Jhpiego - Can Mobile Outreach Teams Safely Deliver Long-Acting Reversible Contraception and Permanent Methods in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas: A Prospective Cohort Study from Tanzania
Panelist: Jeremiah Makula, Marie Stopes International - Improving Client Service Experience and Satisfaction Through E-System Based Support Supervision –The HNQIS story
Panelist: Moses Odot, Population Services International
FP Pitchfest
5:45-7:00pm
Mistress of Ceremonies: Beth Fredrick, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Thursday, November 15
Plenary
8:30-10am
People, Partners, and Programs: Bending the Curve for FP2020 Progress
Location: Auditorium/Plenary Hall (Includes French translation)
Moderator: Beth Schlachter, Family Planning 2020
Presenters: Halima Shariff, Advance Family Planning; Dr. Nicolas Meda, Burkina Faso Minister of Health; Quazi A.K.M.; Mohiul Islam, Bangladesh Additional Secretary for Population, Family Welfare, and Law; Manasa Vasudevan; Dr. Andrew Millan; Dr. Isaac Adewole, Nigeria Minister of Health
Poster Presentations
Poster Session 7 – 8-11am
What’s In It for Me? SMART Advocacy Approach Leads to Budget Increase for Family Planning Commodities in Three District Councils in Tanzania
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Msafiri Peter Swai, IntraHealth International; Kija Nyalali, IntraHealth International; Rose Kirimia Mtui, IntraHealth International; Pastory Sekule, IntraHealth International; Lucy Mphuru, IntraHealth International; Catherine Scott, IntraHealth International; Julia Brasileiro, IntraHealth International
Civil Society Driving Government Accountability for Investment in Family Planning: The Common Framework Approach
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Lethia Bernard and Suzanna Dennis, PAI
Decentralizing the Budget Ensures Roll Out of Family Planning Training for Community Providers for Improving Family Planning Counseling and Service Quality in Rural Bangladesh: An Advocacy Win!
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Mahfuza Mousumi, Jebun Rahman, Elizabeth Murphy, Michelle Goshen, and Lore Businge, Jhpiego
Fostering Subnational Accountability through Innovative, Decisionmaker-Led Internal Assessment for FP Commitments in Kenya
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Eve Odete and Angeline Mutunga, Jhpiego
Sustaining Sub-National Family Planning Budget Allocations - The Case of Six County Governments in Kenya
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Sam Mulyanga, Jhpiego
Renforcement des Investissements en Planification Familiale au Travers une Plateforme des Intervenants en Planification Familiale: Expérience de la RDC avec la Aise en Place du Comité Multisectoriel de Planification Familiale, « CTMP »en sigle
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Franck Akamba and Arsene Binanga, Tulane University
Revitalizing Family Planning in Sumbawa: The Importance of District and Village-Level Advocacy
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Yeni Tri Herwanto, Dini Haryati, and Inne Silviane, YCCP
Scaling Up Village Funds Advocacy Strategy to Ensure Sustainability Family Planning Program in a Decentralized Indonesia
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Yeni Tri Herwanto, Dini Haryati, Nur Azizah, and Ika Christi Susanti, YCCP
Identifying the Right Decision Maker: A Key Step in Evidence-Based Advocacy – The Plateau State Experience
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: Habeeb Salami, Pathfinder International; Edirin Aderemi, Pathfinder International; Oluwayemisi Ojo, Pathfinder International; Sakina Bello, Pathfinder International; Farouk Jega, Pathfinder International; Liz Bayer, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Improving Contraceptive Availability: Legal Reforms in Tanzania's Procurement System
Location: Auditorium Terrace
Authors: James Mlali, Advance Family Planning, JHCCP Tanzania; Halima Shariff, Advance Family Planning; Greysmo Mutashobya, Health Promotion Tanzania; Nazir Yusuph, Tanzania Communication and Development Centre
Implementing Best Practices (IBP)
Session 1 – 10:25-11:45am
Dollars and $ense: Strategies for Advocacy and Financing for Family Planning
Location: AD10
Facilitators: Martha Brady, PATH; Jill Keesbury, Management Sciences for Health; Linh Nguyen and Sarah Whitmarsh, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Ados May, Implementing Best Practice Initiative
Oral Presentations
Session 1 – 10:25-11:45am
No Secrets in this House: Parental Support for Family Planning
Location: Auditorium Club 3
Chair: Liz Bayer, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Preformed Panel
Session 1 – 10:25-11:45am
From Protocols to Implementation: Making Quality of Care in Family Planning a Reality – Experiences from India
Location: AD11
Organizer: Mervyn Christian, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Moderators: Anand Sinha, David and Lucile Packard Foundation; Medha Gandhi, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- Improving Quality of Family Planning Services in India: The Importance of Local Advocacy Working Groups
Panelist: Kamlesh Lalchandani, Jhpiego - Practical Approaches to Improve Quality of Care: Perspectives from Private Sector
Panelist: V. S Chandrashekar, Marie Stopes International - Power to the People: Social Accountability Mechanisms to Improving Quality of Services and Increase Contraceptive Use
Panelist: Bijit Roy, Population Foundation of India - Gaps and Implications to Quality of Care Measurement in Family Planning Program: Learnings from India
Panelist: Niranjan Saggurti, Population Council
Flash Presentation
Session 1 – 10:25-11:45am
Gender, Empowerment, Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
Location: AD12
Co-Chairs: Beth Fredrick, Bill & Melinda Gates Institute for Population and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Kifayath Toko Chabi, YAM/ABPF/IPPF