Besides the propaganda and half-truths on family planning, there is a perceived high cost of family planning, making it out of reach for majority of the poor in rural Kenya. I had a session with a community health volunteer from Bungoma Sub-county who is using the knowledge and community engagement skills he has acquired as a trained Community Health Volunteer (CHV) by KMET, a local NGO working in the area, to break the cycle of myths regarding reproductive health services in his village. John: I am John Mtunguti one of the few male Community Health Volunteers from Mademo unit in Kanduyi Sub county in Bungoma County. Interviewer: How is the community’s reception of the health services specifically on contraceptive use and cervical cancer screening? John: There is this female client I was talking to about family planning at her homestead.

Source: Standard Digital April 20, 2017 09:11 UTC