“I always feared I could get pregnant again because at times private facilities are accused of stocking expired medication,” she says.
When using the injection method, Aluoch says, she gained weight because of the hormones and she was advised to change to the implant, which were in short supply.
After another three years, she chose to have another baby and decided that would be her last child. So, she opted for tubal ligation.
Like Aluoch, many women seeking family planning services in public facilities face the problem of supply and access.
To overcome this challenge, an online tool has been created to monitor supply, provision and access to family planning services. Working with five county governments, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has introduced QualiPharm, an online data management and reporting system.