Only 1 in 5 women in Kenya has heard of self-injectable contraception.
That statistic isn’t just a number. It represents missed conversations. Missed choices. Missed control.
At PS Kenya, we realized something important: the problem wasn’t supply. Pharmacies were stocked. Providers were trained.
But awareness? Confidence? Trust? That’s where the real gap lived.
So, we stopped counting commodities and started following her journey.
We asked ourselves: what happens when a woman walks into a pharmacy, not looking for contraception, but simply seeking relief, advice, or convenience?
In Lang’ata, a young woman walked into a pharmacy for painkillers.
She left with a DMPA-SC self-injection demonstration
“I didn’t know I could do this myself,” she said. “Now I don’t have to miss work for clinic days.”
In that moment, the shift became clear.
When a pharmacist moves from being a dispenser to being an educator… When information is offered without judgment… When a woman feels seen, informed, and supported…
Choice becomes real.
That is why we are activating the private sector as a partner of choice. Not just to stock products , but to spark conversations.
Through in-store pharmacy engagements, provider-led education, SME outreach, and workplace sessions, we are embedding demand generation where decisions actually happen.
And we are seeing the results.
- 30+ weekly client inquiries across supported pharmacies.
- Growing provider confidence.
- Momentum building quietly, pharmacy by pharmacy.
Demand was never absent. It was waiting to be unlocked.
The future of self-care in Kenya depends on trusted providers standing ready not just with products, but with conversations.
When we equip the provider and inform the woman, adoption isn’t a target.
It’s a transformation.
