USAID Partners with Bayer Healthcare to make Microgyon Contraceptive Affordable

The world’s most widely used oral contraception; Microgynon® Fe is now available in local pharmacies at a significantly lower price after its recent launch in Sheraton Hotels Abuja. The product comes as a result of an innovative public-private partnership between Bayer HealthCare and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). The reduced price enables middle-income couples to access a quality, affordable family planning product. The partnership is designed to make more affordable family planning choices available to women through the private sector and address the growing demand for contraceptives and the overall sustainability of supply. Family planning allows couples to plan their families as they desire, reduces the risks from unintended and/or high-risk pregnancies, and improves the health of mothers and their children by allowing time between pregnancies. With the introduction Microgynon® Fe in Ethiopia, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Rwanda, Ghana, and Kenya, the Bayer-USAID partnership will expand the initiative to several more Sub-Saharan countries by 2016. USAID Nigeria’s Director, Health, Population and Nutrition office, Dr. Nancy Lawenthal, emphasized the importance of public-private partnerships in helping governments meet their Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). http://perfectbrandsng.com/usaid-partners-with-bayer-healthcare-to-make-microgyon-contraceptive-affordable/