Health system readiness for innovation scale-up: the experience of community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives in Nigeria

Abstract Background Following the successful pilot of the community-based distribution of injectable contraceptives (CBDIC) by community health extension workers (CHEWs) in Gombe, northern Nigeria in 2010, there was a policy decision to scale-up the innovation to other parts of the country. However,...

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Main Authors: Oluwaseun Akinyemi, Bronwyn Harris, Mary Kawonga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4786-6