Global Health Impact numbers increase in 2023 

The numbers are in and 2023 proved to be a strong year for DKT’s contribution to the sexual and reproductive health field. Using the MSI Health Impact Calculator, the collective effort of our work around the world helped avert an estimated:

• 16.8 Million Unintended Pregnancies;
• 16.9 Million Unsafe Abortions;
• 153,000 infant deaths; and
• 32,500 maternal deaths

DKT experienced growth in most of its markets last year, with particularly strong results in Nigeria, Pakistan, Indonesia, Ethiopia, India, the Philippines and the DR Congo. Combined, these counties accounted for more than 60% of the 16.8 million unintended pregnancies averted by DKT in 2023. 

DKT Mexico and the expanded Latin America North region also contributed to DKT International’s overall health impact with results emerging in several Central American countries. Our expansion efforts in the Francophone West and Central Africa (FWACA) region similarly produced gains in the effort to avert unsafe abortions, with more than 350,000 unsafe abortions averted in the region in 2023. 

Teams also continued to make a strong contribution supporting previously restricted and conflict-affected markets, averting more than 200,000 unintended pregnancies in Afghanistan alone, as well as notable gains in the newly opened/re-opened markets in Honduras, Iraq, and South Sudan. 

To more deeply analyze the numbers by country, have a look at the full spreadsheet on our website.

Recent data analysis suggests DKT impacts total SRH market in key countries

In January, we took a closer look at some of our most impactful markets with the release of a new analysis Contraceptive Use: Estimating DKT’s Contribution in Key Countries, which estimated DKT’s contribution to contraceptive prevalence in eight countries. A second analysis with additional countries is expected later this year. 

That analysis concluded that DKT has had a significant impact on the larger SRH community by contributing to and driving increased contraceptive use across Africa and in Asia. By quantifying our impact, we gain the means to enhance existing programming while contributing valuable measurement tools to the broader SRH community.

Please contact Stephanie Gallagher, DKT’s Director for Global Programs and Development at stephanie@dktinternational.org to learn more about our health impact indicators and visit our blog for a more extended summary of the recent analysis, as well as to download the report.

Ride along with DKT Ethiopia for a “Day in the Life” with our sales team

DKT is the leading supplier of reproductive health supplies to the private sector in Ethiopia, where it has maintained operations since 1990. In 2023, DKT Ethiopia generated nearly 4.3 million CYPs and helped avert 1.6 million unintended pregnancies in the country, despite substantial logistical and supply chain interruptions caused by civil unrest in multiple areas of the country.   

Meet Halle Mariam, one of our Sales Offices in Ethiopia as he goes about “A Day in the Life” and get a sneak peek into daily life in and around Addis Ababa.