This project is running in three African countries. It is funded by PAI and will run for 5 months from January to May 2021. The purpose of the project is to map current family planning supply chains in Zambia. This in turn, will help uhc engage partners understand the supplies landscape and strengthen their advocacy efforts in the near term as national and subnational uhc policy and financing reforms advance.

Universal health coverage (uhc) is the defining health goal of the sustainable development era and requires country-specific health systems and financing changes. As governments across Asia and Africa introduce uhc financing reforms centered on nationwide health insurance schemes, policymakers have the chance to design reforms that deliver for women and girls from the beginning. Through the policy process, there are advocacy entry points for sexual and reproductive health and rights (srhr) champions from civil society to engage alongside government counterparts. Advocates can use these opportunities to ensure decision-makers develop uhc policies that are rights-based; increase the availability, affordability, acceptability, equity and quality of Sexual and Reproductive health services and commodities; and bolster sustainable domestic financing for family planning (fp).

This is a multiyear, evidence-based advocacy project that supports srhr champions in countries where governments are introducing uhc-oriented reforms, including Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Uganda And Zambia. Funders are working with civil society partners to prioritize srhr within emerging uhc policies and share learnings from these local fp advocacy efforts to inform the global uhc conversation.