Mityana Family Planning Costed Implementation Launched

Kampala, Uganda -11, May 2017

By David Mujuni

The Chairperson, LC V Mityana District, Joseph Luzige officially launching the Mityana Family Planning Costed Plan at Bulela Sub County, Mityana District recently.

It was a proud and joyous moment when on 11 May , Mityana district Family Planning Costed Implementation Plan 2017-202 (FP CIP) was launched amidst the participation of top political , technical and community members  of the District .

Mityana District is one of the partner districts of DSW, and the family planning costed implementation plan is a five-year roadmap designed to help the district to promote and achieve its family planning goals and guide its investments in the sector. Goals that when achieved will save millions of lives and improve the health and well-being of women, families and communities. The plan was developed in support and partnership with DSW in a bid to improve family planning access and service delivery to the public.    

Speaking about the costed implementation plan during the launch on Thursday, 11 May 2017, at Bulale sub county headquarters, the District Chairperson, Mr. Joseph Luzige said increased access to, and use of, family planning has far-reaching benefits to the economy, and individual families of Uganda.

Joseph Luzige said that the District is among the leading Districts in the country with high sexual risks in terms of teenage pregnancy, high dependence and rates, over population rates and high fertility rates. Adding that the only attempt to curb such cases is by advancing and encouraging the use of family planning at all levels. The plan is vital if the country is to realize demographic dividend, we must make substantial investments to improve health outcomes and meet the needs for family planning, while also educating and training workers, promoting new job opportunities for young people, and strengthening economic stability and governance.

DSW’S FAMILY PLANNING ADVOCACY IN Uganda

In collaboration with Districts and central government and other partners, DSW is working to close the un-met need of family planning that exists in the country. DSW also endeavors to   contribute to increased and improved funding for family planning by district local governments. We work in Mityana, Mukono, Tororo, Kamuli, Wakiso, Kampala, and Masindi among others.

In doing so, we aim to mobilize more and better funds from government , both central and sub national  as well as from other sources towards family planning interventions

Mona Herbert, the DSW Technical Advisor said the family planning costed implementation plan is a document that will help the District to project family planning needs, especially in terms of investment of human and financial resources.

At the launched implementing partners pledged to contribute towards the successful implementing of the plan. They include PACE, Marie Stopes, Uganda Faith Action Network Reach Hand Uganda (RHU), the media fraternity, USAID through the project OBULAMU among others.