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Policy Brief – Improving Access and Saving Lives : Woman-Centered Comprehensive Abortion Care Provided by Midwives in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Program Manager, Ipas DRC

Dr. Mike Mpoyi is an experienced medical doctor and public health professional skilled in health system strengthening, project management, and implementation with a focus on reproductive health and infectious diseases. With over 13 years’s experience in strengthening access to healthcare in Africa, notably the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Côte d’Ivoire, Nigeria, Uganda, and Burundi, Dr. Mike Mpoyi has focused his work on improving access to equitable sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), with focus on establishing youth-friendly pathways to services in stable and conflict zones for vulnerable populations in low- and middle-income countries.

Dr. Mike Mpoyi is the current Senior Program Manager for Ipas in the DRC. He started his career as the Coordinator of Peer Educators in Reproductive Health for a youth health-centered national programme. In 2013, he became Area Physician Manager at Premium Health Limited before becoming Country Manager in 2014.

During three years, he provided clinical and managerial oversight, ensured accurate management of pharmaceuticals stock, managed the DRC country office and national network of 75 Premium Health clinics across the DRC. From 2016 he chaired the IPPF-DRC Provincial Board of Directors ; for two years, he led the strategic thinking on positioning the organization at the regional level. In that same year, he founded Access Care, a national non-profit health maintenance organization becoming the first Chief Executive Officer. Since 2020 he has been working as the Global Technical Advisor, at Ipas US.

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Policy Brief – Improving Access and Saving Lives : Woman-Centered Comprehensive Abortion Care Provided by Midwives in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Country Director, Ipas DRC

Dr. Jean-Claude MULUNDA has been advocating for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights and universal access to high-quality sexual and reproductive healthcare, including access to legal and safe abortion, for more than 12 years. In this way, he played an instrumental role in the Maputo Protocol domestication and Comprehensive Abortion Care Standards and Guidelines development processes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the last six years in close collaboration with in-country partners, government officials, parliamentarians, and donors.

Dr. Mulunda is the current Country Director for Ipas in the DRC. He previously managed reproductive health projects with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the International Planned Parenthood Federation’s DRC affiliate.

Dr. Mulunda received medical training at the University of Kinshasa, program management certification in Israel, and fundraising certification at the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy.

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Policy Brief – Improving Access and Saving Lives : Woman-Centered Comprehensive Abortion Care Provided by Midwives in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, thousands of women continue to face barriers to accessing quality abortion care. A new policy brief highlights the critical role midwives can play in expanding access to woman-centered comprehensive abortion care, particularly in underserved communities. Drawing on evidence from the DRC and other African countries, the brief outlines key policy and programmatic actions needed to strengthen midwife-led care and help save women's lives. (Download the policy brief in English and French).

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En République démocratique du Congo, de nombreuses femmes et adolescentes n’ont toujours pas accès aux soins complets d’avortement dont elles ont besoin. Ce nouveau policy brief montre comment les sages-femmes peuvent contribuer à élargir l’accès à des soins de qualité, centrés sur les femmes et fondés sur les droits. S’appuyant sur des données probantes issues de la RDC et d’autres pays africains, il propose des recommandations concrètes pour renforcer le rôle des sages-femmes dans le système de santé et améliorer la santé et le bien-être des femmes et des adolescentes. (Téléchargez le policy brief en français et en anglais).

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