Objective Improving women’s sexual and reproductive health (SRH) requires innovative strategies to maximise potential synergies between components of care. Most adverse reproductive health outcomes stem from unintended pregnancy, and acquisition and transmission of reproductive tract infections. Although proven solutions exist, their implementation has been fragmented, with limited population impact, and little access for populations most at risk, such as sex workers. Integration of SRH services is key to achieving universal access to reproductive health. However, with weakened health systems and an HIV pandemic, the way forward is uncertain. The essential package of services and models for delivering them at high coverage in resource-limited settings are unclear. To address this, we propose a ‘diagonal’ strategy, incorporating both ‘horizontal’ health systems strengthening and more targeted ‘vertical’ approaches. Horizontal programmes can reach large numbers of women, while vertical programs target high-risk populations, difficult to reach through a horizontal approach. The aim is improved SRH services through identifying best practices in delivering a combined package of interventions for general population women and female sex workers. The research will occur in Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, and Mysore, India by a consortium of 3 African, 1 Indian and 2 European partners. Detailed situation and policy analyses will be conducted in each country, with key stakeholder and community participation, and will inform the design of context-specific interventions to be implemented as feasible and acceptable packages of interventions. We will apply health systems research methodology to evaluate effectiveness and sustainability, and to identify the determinants of successful, sustainable and replicable interventions. This project will help to define packages of SRH services and models for delivery that meet the needs of all women and impact positively on their health. Fields of science medical and health scienceshealth sciencespublic healthepidemiologypandemicsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencessocial biomedical sciencessexual healthmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesinfectious diseasesRNA virusesHIVmedical and health sciencesclinical medicineobstetrics Programme(s) FP7-HEALTH - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Health Topic(s) HEALTH.2011.3.4-1 - Development and assessment of comprehensive and integrated interventions and programmes to improve reproductive health and health equity Call for proposal FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP-SICA - Small/medium-scale focused research project for specific cooperation actions dedicated to international cooperation partner countries(SICA) Coordinator UNIVERSITEIT GENT Address Sint pietersnieuwstraat 25 9000 Gent Belgium See on map Region Vlaams Gewest Prov. Oost-Vlaanderen Arr. Gent Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Katherine Muylaert (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (5) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all ASHODAYA SAMITHI India EU contribution € 434 840,86 Address Veenesheshanna road no k 30 sjl 570024 Mysore See on map Activity type Other Administrative Contact Lakshmi Na (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data International Centre for Reproductive Health Association Kenya EU contribution € 414 854,90 Address Tom mboya avenue tudor four 80103 Mombasa See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Lou Dierick (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data ASSOCIACAO CENTRO INTERNACIONAL PARA SAUDE REPRODUTIVA Mozambique EU contribution € 378 174,98 Address Avenida salvador allende 702 Maputo See on map Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Béatrice Crahay (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Other funding No data UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND JOHANNESBURG South Africa EU contribution € 680 884,59 Address Jan smuts avenue 1 2001 Johannesburg See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Jennifer Smit (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data UCL Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Institute for Women’s Health United Kingdom EU contribution € 295 291,20 Address Gower street WC1E 6BT London See on map Region London Inner London — West Camden and City of London Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Guler Eroglu (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Other funding No data
