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BlueStar Sierra Leone

last updated May 30, 2013

Overview

Implementing organization: 
Marie Stopes International (MSI)
Legal Status: 
Private (not-for-profit)
Year Launched: 
2008
Stage: 
Existing/expansion stage
Income Level of Target Population: 
Bottom 20%

Funding

Primary Source of Funding: 
Donor
Additional Source(s) of Funding: 
Out-of-pocket payments
Funders: 
German Development Bank (KfW), Government of the Netherlands, Marie Stopes International (MSI)

Scale

Personnel Employed: 
100<
Number of Clients Served: 
54,679; 48,619 total visits (Recorded in 2012)
Number of Facilities Operated/Networked: 
115 (As of 2012)
Other Measures of Scale: 
Distribution of Outlets: 5% rural; 95% urban Numbers and types of outlets: 13 hospitals, 12 clinics, 34 drug/chemical outlets, and 57 pharmacies Numbers and types of health workers: 13 doctors, 12 nurses, 50 pharmacists, and 34 drug sellers
Summary: 

BlueStar Healthcare Network Sierra Leone delivers sexual and reproductive health services to the low income, sex workers and clients, youth, military and women, through a single-tier model.

Key program components: 

BluStar aims to engage women new to long-term Family Planning (FP) methods, and in a restricted environment, make safe surgical abortion services available to the undeserved. With 61 clinics and 48 pharmacies, of good quality and affordable prices, joined in the BlueStar network, the network has been builting its reputation by improving on quality while also expanding knowledge and striving to address gaps in the supply chain.

BlueStar Sierra Leone provides the following services: Implants, sterilization, surgical abortion, malaria testing and treatment, and distribution of insecticide treated nets.

BlueStar offers Healthy Life vouchers for long-term family planning.

Quality assurance and performance monitoring methods include regular site visits, periodic clinical audits (internal and external), provider surveys, and provider self-assess- ments. After internal monitoring and/or external audits, recommendations are listed and an action plan is agreed upon with franchisees. Follow-ups are then scheduled by the medical and clinical services advisers.

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