Achievements

  • One of the largest and most successful social marketing operations globally, which is fully sustainable from internal financial resources
  • Has protected over 72 million couples from having unwanted pregnancies since inception
  • Contributes to over 30% of the national Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR)
  • Has sold over 3 billion ORS packs saving innumerable lives mostly from diarrheal induced dehydration
  • Manages one of the largest and most modern ORS manufacturing facilities in the region that earns profit to support program activities
  • Set up and supports one of the largest network of community level health providers in the private sector known as “Blue Star” with over 6,000 outlets
  • Has trained over 250,000 formal and non-formal health providers on FP, diarrheal disease management, HIV/AIDS, TB detection and referrals

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