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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.

Ressources

Information brief – Investing in prevention and response to sexual violence in schools in Kinshasa

This information brief draws on evidence from the “Safe and Inclusive Schools” project to propose strategic directions for education decision‑makers and partners. It identifies priority areas for preventing sexual violence, strengthening reporting mechanisms, and protecting students in situations of vulnerability.

Youth Engagement Sexuality Education Self-Managed Abortion Gender-Based Violence CTS Nexus

Information brief – Safe schools: Protection against sexual violence in Kinshasa

This information brief presents key findings from the “Safe and Inclusive Schools” research project in Kinshasa. It examines the prevalence of sexual violence in school settings, the most common forms, the students most at risk, and the impacts on schooling, mental health, and sexual and reproductive health.

Youth Engagement Sexuality Education Gender-Based Violence CTS Nexus

Fighting against gender-based discrimination in schools : Guaranteeing the right to education of pregnant adolescent girls and unwed mothers in Kinshasa.

Based on IDRC‑supported qualitative research conducted in Kinshasa, this policy brief examines how school environments influence the educational pathways of pregnant adolescent girls and unmarried young mothers. Despite recent policy reforms, the findings reveal persistent stigma and systemic barriers, underscoring the need for coordinated, evidence‑informed action across education, health, and community systems to advance girls’ right to education and gender equality.

Youth Engagement Sexuality Education Research Gender-Based Violence CTS Nexus

Breaking the Silence On Sexual & Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) in the DRC

This inaugural Impact Report for Ipas in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) covers our work over the past five years to break the silence on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for women and girls.

Research

Toward a Sustainable Abortion Ecosystem: Progress on the domestication of the Maputo Protocol in the DRC

Abortion is a fundamental right for every woman. Access to safe and legal abortion is an essential indicator of maternal health, bodily autonomy, and gender equality. Unsafe abortion is the second leading cause of maternal mortality in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). While the penal code bans together abortion and contraception, the Maputo Protocol opens a window of opportunity to broaden access to safe abortion and contraceptive services, strengthening women's decision-making power, and guaranteeing gender equality, socio-economic empowerment, and education for girls, whose unwanted pregnancies are one of the main causes of school drop-out.

Maputo Protocol

False pretenses: a program against comprehensive sexuality education that hinders human rights.

This report exposes international opposition to comprehensive sexuality education despite its proven benefits for adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Sexuality Education