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HP+ ended September 27, 2022

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Mauritanian Reproductive Health Law Moves to Implementation

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Photo courtesy of Lauren Goodsmith.

March 9, 2018

The government of Mauritania, on International Women's Day, signed a regulatory decree to implement a new reproductive health law in focus counties. The law, which defines reproductive health as a universal right, was originally passed in January 2017. With the signing of this new regulatory guidance, there is now approval for community health workers to provide birth control pills and injectables. Nurses are now allowed to provide IUDs and implants. This policy advance, which promises to bring efficiency and scale to contraceptive use, comes as a result of advocacy efforts led by USAID and supported by the Health Policy Plus project, FP2020, AgirPF, Stop Sida, the United Nations Population Fund, and local partners.

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    • Leadership
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    • Work with Us
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    • Family Planning
    • HIV
    • COVID-19 Response
    • Health Financing
    • Maternal Health
    • Modeling
    • Capacity Development
    • Gender
    • Health Equity
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    • Asia
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Health Policy Plus (HP+) is a seven-year cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development under Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-15-00051, beginning August 28, 2015. HP+ is implemented by Palladium, in collaboration with Avenir Health, Futures Group Global Outreach, Plan International USA, Population Reference Bureau, RTI International, ThinkWell, and the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood.

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