In French-speaking African countries reproductive health services for men, including access to condoms and vasectomy services, and access to services for disease prevention and treat- ment, have been handicapped by unavailability, lack of information, cultural obstacles, and poor quality of services. Many of the obstacles that stand in the way of delivering more and better health care to women and children affect men as well. In addition, the notion that family planning has little to do with men has limited men’s access to services. To overcome this obstacle programs can do more to provide information directed to men, train service providers, improve quality of.
