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Between 1998 and 2003 more than 600 nurses in Ghana received training to provide Norplant implants. Now more than 88,000 women have used or are using implants. Training nurses, as well as some doctors, was crucial to increasing access to implants and reducing waiting times for clients. The large number of providers trained to provide Norplant will make it easier for Ghana to start providing the new implants. The Ghana Health Service collaborated with EngenderHealth, a technical assistance organization, to carry out the training. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) provided funding and supplies. (excerpt)
- Regions/Countries:
- Africa, Sub-Saharan |
- Ghana
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