PROGRESS activities in India focused on four of the project’s seven technical areas: postpartum family planning, integration of family planning with non-health sectors, expanding the contraceptive method mix, and capacity building and crosscutting research utilization. Supported in large part by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission funds, these activities occurred primarily in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, but were also conducted at the national level. PROGRESS worked closely with the USAID Mission, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, and a variety of additional public-sector and private-sector partners. Click on the links below to learn more about selected PROGRESS accomplishments in India:

• End-of-project meeting summary
• India family planning e-forum
• Partnership with a microfinance organization
• Family planning and immunization integration
• Male engagement in family planning
• Stakeholder consultation on expanding contraceptive choices
• Research on the Multiload 375 intrauterine device
• Evaluation of an initiative to deliver contraceptives to doorsteps
• Acceptability and use of injectable contraceptives
• Job aids and family planning resources

PROGRESS (Program Research for Strengthening Services) was a five-year project awarded to FHI 360 by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in June 2008. The project sought to improve access to family planning among underserved populations by providing global technical leadership and working in selected countries.