
2206-54328
Increasing Access to Safe Abortion for Underserved Women through Innovative Financing Model and Next Generation Mobilization
DKT INTERNATIONAL, INC
Ethiopia
DKT International (DKT)’s funded innovation is a partnership initiative between DKT’s Ethiopian branch and private health clinics, and a grassroots demand generation model, to help underprivileged women access safe abortion services and improve private clinic services. DKT will select at least 30 private-sector partner clinics to participate in the initiative, prioritizing localities in Addis Abba and a minimum of 1-2 major towns with the highest rates of unsafe abortion among underserved women. Clinic staff will be trained on MA and MVA. DKT will sell MA, MVA and contraception products to the clinics at cost and for every 10 clients seeking safe abortion; clinics commit to providing one free service and a month contraceptive product of choice for an underserved client, with the service and product cost for the underserved client reimbursed by DKT. DKT will establish a new easily remembered national toll-free helpline number to operationalize this innovation.They will partner with Triggerise Ethiopia, as 25 Triggerise “Tiko Pros” community mobilizers will direct underprivileged women to the hotline.