SRHR/HIV
Family Planning Association of Malawi provides quality and affordable comprehensive Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights information and services complementing government of Malawi’s efforts to increase coverage of family planning and other sexual and reproductive health services including HIV/AIDs.
Below are services we provide on SRHR/HIV
HIV Testing services
FP information, counselling, and services
Cervical cancer counselling, screening, and treatment
STI counselling, screening, and treatment
Provision of ARVs
GBV counselling, screening, treatment, and referral
Youth friendly Health services to young people aged between 10 and 24.
GENERAL MEDICAL SERVICES
Fpam Provides the following General Medical Services:
History taking
Diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions
Laboratory services i.e. FBC, Microscopy, urinalysis, blood sugar, blood group, Syphillis, sperm count, hepatitis B, Hemoglobin level.
STI treatment
Management of opportunistic infections
COMPREHENSIVE SEXUALITY EDUCATION (CSE)
Family Planning Association of Malawi (FPAM) is committed to the provision and promotion of youth friendly health services which are easily available to all young people irrespective of their age, sex, marital status, or financial situation. FPAM recognizes the right of all young people to enjoy sex and express their sexuality in the way that they choose. FPAM has adopted IPPF’s Youth Policy which states that IPPF is committed to promoting, protecting, and upholding the sexual and reproductive health rights of all young people. This includes the right to information and education on sexuality, and a right to pleasure and confidence in relationships and all aspects of their sexuality. Such information and education should enhance the independence and self-esteem of young people and provide them with the knowledge and confidence to make informed choices.
Through its affiliation to IPPF, FPAM implements IPPF’s Comprehensive Sexuality Education framework. Despite not primarily being an education body, FPAM has a number of strengths which are applied to promoting CSE and which complement the approaches of other international agencies. These include peer education, documenting and sharing best practices, developing collaborative partnerships between health services, NGOs, government, and education providers, and undertaking advocacy for CSE and young people’s rights. A significant proportion of FPAM volunteers are young people, particularly peer educators.Comprehensive Sexuality Education covers a broad range of issues relating to both the physical and biological aspects of sexuality, and the emotional and social aspects. It recognizes and accepts all people as sexual beings and is concerned with more than just the prevention of disease or pregnancy. CSE programmes should be adapted to the age and stage of development of the target group.