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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) is currently carrying out a project called e-pharmacy for family planning (eP4FP) in Lagos State, Nigeria. This project is expected to last for four years and it has the objective of improving and expanding the access to high-quality family planning (FP) products, information/counselling, and services for Nigerian women.

The project also aims to explore how the use of online and offline platforms can facilitate the adoption and continuation of FP methods by the target population. The eP4FP project is funded by the Bill and Melinda Gate Foundation and it involves the collaboration of four partner organizations that have specific yet complementary expertise in the field of FP.

These organizations are:

• Society for Family Health (SFH), which is a leading non-governmental organization that works to improve the health and well-being of Nigerians.
• Busara Center for Behavioral Economics, which is a research and advisory organization that applies behavioral science to solve social and economic challenges.
• Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria Foundation (PSNF), which is the policy and advocacy partner saddled with the responsibility of creating an enabling policy environment, through health systems strengthening of the Federal and State government of Nigeria and ensuring a seamless project implementation thus, expanding access to Family Planning and primary health care services through the non-clinic private sector (Community Pharmacists and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors).
• HealthPlus, which is a leading pharmacy chain that provides quality healthcare products and services across Nigeria.

The eP4FP project is leveraging on the existing outlets and online platform of HealthPlus in Lagos State, which is the most populous state in Nigeria, to reach out to women of reproductive age who are potential or current users of FP methods.

The project is introducing and testing innovative techniques that use digital technology to enhance the delivery of FP information, products, and services through a hybrid model that combines online and offline pharmacy channels.

The project hopes to increase the awareness, knowledge, availability, affordability, and acceptability of FP among Nigerian women, as well as to generate evidence on the effectiveness and scalability of the eP4FP model.