“Words for Rights” Journalism Contest
I am reaching out to request your support in publishing information about the “Words for Rights” Journalism Contest on our company website. ACRO, in partnership with JFPA, is proud to support this regional initiative, which celebrates impactful, evidence-based journalism on sexual and reproductive rights across Latin America and the Caribbean. This contest aims to amplify the voices of journalists […]
JFPA SAILs to Lacovia High School
Empowering Minds, Transforming Lives Initiative On January 15, 2025, the Jamaica Family Planning Association’s SAIL project participated in the launch of a mental health initiative at the Lacovia High School in St Elizabeth that is expected to focus on addressing mental health and other health challenges faced by students at the school. The Lacovia High […]
Honouring our Volunteers – Dr. Richard Reid
Honouring our Volunteers Dr. Richard Reid, Family Physician, is a long-standing member of the JFPA and for 40 years a provider of SRH services at the Lenworth Jacobs Clinic in Kingston. Dr. Reid was introduced to the Association by Mr. Stewart McKoy, volunteer Obstetrician Gynaecologist at the Beth Jacobs Clinic in St. Ann’s Bay. In […]
Remarks at JFPA AGM 19 August 2021
Remarks at JFPA AGM 19 August 2021 Friends of the Association Donation
In June 2021, Friends of the Association based in Oregon, USA, donated a hand held Doppler to the Association. Photo shows CEO handing over the equipment to Clinic Nurse at the Lenworth Jacobs Clinic in Kingston.
National Health Research Conference 2020 – Comparing the health seeking behaviours of pregnant women in two JFPA clinics in the time of COVID-19
The standard protocol for antenatal clinic (ANC) visits for no risk pregnant women followed by the Jamaica Family Planning Association (JFPA) is monthly visits up to 28 weeks gestation; followed by fortnightly visits up to 37 weeks and weekly after. This protocol is informed by the World Health Organization recommendations to improve the quality of […]
National Health Research Conference 2020 – Is sub-dermal implant removal indicative of contraceptive discontinuation?
Modern contraceptive prevalence among women in union in Jamaica increased considerably from 62.9% in 1997 to 68.2% in 2008, progressing toward the country’s goal of 75 % prevalence by 2015 [1]. More than 85% of women of reproductive age have ever used a modern contraceptive. Data from the National Family Planning Board indicate that, currently, 72.3% […]
SRHR in the time of COVID-19: Challenges and Successes. The JFPA Experience
In its more than 60 years of operation, the Jamaica Family Planning Association (JFPA) has never seen such dramatic changes in its operating environment as it has seen since the first case of the Coronavirus was reported in Jamaica in March 2020. As a consequence, the Association, which provides services to women, men, and youth […]