Population Council Research that makes a difference

Overview

In Cameroon, the Population Council has worked to improve young people’s knowledge and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health; reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections; and improve maternal and child health services.

Currently Cameroon is one of 11 countries participating in the African Forum on Emergency Contraception, or ECafrique, a network that seeks to increase the availability of high-quality emergency contraception (EC) services in Africa.

Highlights of past and present work

• Supports research, advocacy, and service-delivery interventions at the country level as a member of ECafrique, a bilingual, international network of health care and business professionals from more than 200 institutions that seeks to increase the availability of high-quality emergency contraception (EC) services in Africa.
• Improved the quality of family planning, child survival, and reproductive health services by evaluating services and developing methods of evaluating maternal and children’s health program performance.
• Supported the Institute for Behavioral Studies and Research (IRESCO) that tested interventions to improve young people’s knowledge and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health and to reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections.

Banner photo: © 2005 Rachel Hoy, courtesy of Photoshare