KMC trains health workers to expand contraceptive implant services
Summary
Kathmandu Metropolitan City has begun training health workers to expand access to contraceptive implant services across its health facilities. The eight-day training, run with Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, aims to make long-term temporary family planning more accessible to women who want to delay or space pregnancies.
Key Points
- Kathmandu Metropolitan City has started training health workers to expand contraceptive implant services.
- The service is already available at health facilities in 15 locations, including several wards and Ramghat Primary Service Centre.
- The eight-day training is being conducted in collaboration with Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital.
- Officials said the program will help make long-term temporary contraceptive services more accessible to women in the metropolis.
