| 31 March 2016
Association Centrafricaine pour le Bien-Etre Familial
The Association Centrafricaine pour le Bien-Être Familial (ACABEF), was established in 1986 and recognised as an NGO by the Central African Government 1987. It signed a collaboration agreement with the government in 2003. Aim: To participate with the Government in creating the necessary conditions for the economic, social and cultural development of the population; To support the Government and through it the Maternal and Child Health Services; To contribute to the integration of family planning programmes into the public health system; To provide, when necessary, useful advice to relieve couples suffering from infertility and help them prevent future cases. Objectives: To increase young people's access to comprehensive, gender-sensitive sexual and reproductive health information and education; To increase young people's access to a wider range of age-appropriate services; Contribute significantly to the prevention and control of STIs/HIV/AIDS; Contribute to increasing access to psycho-social care for people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS through a dynamic partnership; To improve the access of women, men and young people to quality Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services using a gender and rights based approach; To contribute to the information and reduction of unsafe abortion rates in the country; To provide care for victims of GBV. ACABEF targets: Adolescents and youth; Men and women of reproductive age Number of clinics: ACABEF has had 07 clinics since its creation, namely The model clinic in Bangui in the capital The Ouham regional branch located in Bossangoa; The Lobaye regional branch in Mbaiki; The Ouaka Regional Antenna located in Bambari. A Point of Care (PPS) in Paoua A Care Provision Point (PPS) in Bozoum A youth-friendly centre in Bangui. However, with the socio-political events that the country has experienced since 2013, some clinics in the interior of the country have been completely vandalised and destroyed by armed groups and their goods taken away. For the time being, the association only has two clinics located in Bangui and Mbaiki and a youth centre in Bangui. The Association has been offering an average of 400,000 services per year to the population for the past 3 years including: SRH and FP services in fixed and advanced clinics HIV screening and follow-up of people declared positive for psychological care Comprehensive sexual education Carrying out community-based distributions Management of VGB Infertility treatment Advocacy on SRH rights issues
| 09 December 2020
Papua New Guinea Family Health Association
The Papua New Guinea Family Health Association (PNGFHA) was established in 1981 and registered in the same year under Section 7 of the Associations Incorporation Act, Papua New Guinea. PNGFHA became an IPPF Collaborative Partner in 2001 and then an Associate Member, approved at the December 2020 Board of Trustees meeting. The Association's Head Office was originally based in Lae, Morobe, but was relocated to the capital Port Moresby, in 2015. PNGFHA currently operates across 8 static clinics in Port Moresby (3), Lae, Markham and Bulolo (Morobe Province), Goroka (Eastern Highlands Province), and Kokopo (East New Britain Province), and are operated from facilities provided either by the Provincial Health or the district authorities. PNGFHA has a staff of 25, both clinical and non-clinical, and is supported by an extensive network of volunteers. Each clinic has regular outreach services to remote populations, providing safe and confidential SRH services and raising awareness. In 2021, PNGFHA delivered 220,038 SRH services to 53,497 clients, more than 90 per cent of whom were poor/ vulnerable. The clinics provide a wide range of SRH services including STI and HIV awareness, family planning, responding to cases of gender-based violence, and counselling. Legal services for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) are also provided due to need. Other programs include the youth/adolescence comprehensive sexuality education with out-of-school and in-school youths. Various outreach programs such as mobile clinics and awareness have also been implemented in partnership with local Provincial Health authorities. Currently PNGFHA have 3 furnished operational youth centres and youth clinic which provide support for the youth volunteer network, community outreach, CSE both in and out of school. Youth friendly spaces offer youth the opportunity to access information, receive counselling and a friendly safe space where young people can meet and share ideas. The youth friendly clinic provides access to quality and relevant youth centred SRH services and referrals, in the case of SGBV, by staff that are sensitive and trained to dealing with young people. Outreach involves activities mostly identified by the young people themselves, ranging from awareness in a school settings and communities, during a community event, community and government organised activities such as cultural shows and sports events. Through outreach events, trained youths are able to reach out to their peers and motivate them to access more information and services.