DFID 8089 Implant Training for Ghana Health Service 2017 Call Down Contract

The overall goal is to improve service provider capacity to offer contraceptive implants services in the communities and increase contraceptive prevalence in the country. Despite these significant supported inputs, there are still further inputs required to ensure sustainability of this through DFID support. Key Objectives - Ensuring that by end of December 2017: To train 800 service providers including community health nurses to offer implant insertion and removal and improve FP counselling skills 815 community health nurses receive knowledge and skills on implants through a competency based training approach involving practice on humanistic models and actual clients To train 815 community health nurses and enrolled nurses to offer implant insertion and removal To train 815 community health nurses and enrolled nurses to improve FP counselling skills Ensure that all in-service and pre-service Family Planning trainings include implants Conduct regular supervision/follow up and feedback meetings to ensure quality downstream training for service providers on contraceptive implant services Ensure appropriate coordination of training activities and supply chain management that makes commodities available to all trained providers