In Rwanda, the Capacity Project is a technical leader in the integration of family planning (FP) and safe motherhood content into national training curricula.

Project staff helped integrate FP into prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) services at 25 sites in six districts. From 2005 through April 2007, of the 1,557 women testing positive for HIV at antenatal services at 25 facilities, 87% attended FP sessions and 43% of those voluntarily accepted a modern FP method.

At facilities where the Project also provided in-service FP training during the past year, there has been an increase of up to 71% in the modern FP acceptance rate among HIV-positive women. The Project continues to work with partners to incorporate these effective approaches into national policies, guidelines, protocols and tools to ensure integration of FP into HIV services.

June 2007