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Options has a long track record of working in Anglophone West Africa. See below for examples of Options' significant programmes in the region.
Nigeria
- Voice and accountability and health sector reform. The Partnership for Transforming Health Systems (PATHS2) 2008–2014,
is a programme of support to the health system in Nigeria. Options is leading the demand side deliverable – engaging civil society and improving the knowledge and understanding of citizens on health and health systems issues. Options is providing technical leadership to empower citizens and civil society to increase the accountability and responsiveness of their health service. Read more about the programme.
- Governance and HIV & AIDS expertise. The Enhancing Nigeria’s Response to HIV and AIDS, 2008–2014, is a programme of support to the Government of Nigeria, to reverse the HIV epidemic and mitigate equitably the impact of AIDS on individuals, households and the wider economy. Options is leading the programme objective of strengthening the stewardship and coordination role of federal and state governments for an effective, multi-sectoral and evidence-based HIV and AIDS response. Read more about the programme.
- Annual monitoring of HIV and AIDS programme. Options undertook the annual monitoring and evaluation of the DFID-funded HIV and AIDS programme Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS Reduction 2003–2008. Options assessed the social and behavioural changes, project accomplishments and the link between behaviour change interventions and increases in consistent use of sexual and reproductive health commodities.
- Reproductive child health and health sector support. Options is leading the programme of support to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation of the Government of Sierra Leone 2010–2012
. Options is providing technical assistance to support the implementation of its Reproductive and Child Health Strategic Plan. The programme is aimed at improving the financing, management and delivery of sustainable and replicable pro poor health services to ensure the achievement of the national Reproductive and Child Health Strategic Plan to reduce the appalling maternal, under 5 and infant mortality rates. Read more about the programme.
- Support to finalisation of Reproductive Health Policy. Options provided technical support to the Government of Sierra Leone in 2007. On behalf of DFID, Options worked with the Director of the reproductive health programme in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to support the finalisation of Sierra Leone’s Reproductive Health Policy.
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