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Projet Multisectoriel de Nutrition et de la Santé

Pathfinder is working with the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Santé Rurale (SANRU), and other partners to expand access to quality contraceptive services for women and girls in 18 health zones in Kasai province and 24 health zones in Kwilu province. With funding from the World Bank, we are strengthening health systems, improving women’s health, preventing and responding to gender-based violence, and reducing barriers to accessing essential health services at the community and facility level.

Project Date: 2022 - 2024
Funder: The World Bank (Led by SANRU with Pathfinder as sub)
Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Women from Kasi province, on average, have about 7 children in their lifetime.

DHS, 2017-2018

From 2015 – 2019, 28% of all unintended pregnancies in the DRC ended in abortion.

Guttmacher, 2022

The DRC ranks 175 out of 189 countries on the 2020 Human Development Index.

The World Bank, 2022

DRC has one of the highest birth rates in the world—6.11 births per woman.

World Population Review, 2022

What We Do

  • Improve access, use, and quality of family planning services for women of reproductive age and adolescents.
  • Extend service delivery points and bring them closer to family planning users.
  • Expand and strengthen a network of community-based distributors targeting displaced populations.

Project Staff Members

Marie-Claude Mbuyi

Country Director

Marie-Claude has more than twelve years of experience in designing and implementing reproductive, maternal, and child health...

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