FAMILY PLANNING AND POPULATION

PROJECT WILL UTILIZE 10 PRIVATE & GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS,SUCH AS THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH(MOH),THE SALVADORAN SOCIAL SECURITY INSTITUTE(ISSS),& THE SALVADORAN DEMOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION(SDA) IN ITS ACTIVITIES. AN ISSS STERILIZATION CENTER WILL BE EQUIPPED,STAFFED,& OPERATING. A WOMEN"S HEALTH CARE SPECIALIST(WHCS) TRAINING CENTER WILL BE ESTABLISHED TO UPGRADE NURSING SKILLS. 150 COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES WILL BE TRAINED & PLACED IN RURAL FAMILY PLANNING(FP) CLINICS TO DISTRIBUTE CONTRACEPTIVES & REFER CLIENTS. A GOES POPULATION WORK PLAN WILL BE ISSUED,SHOWING THE TASKS OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES. 120 MOH AUXILIARY NURSES WILL BE TRAINED & ASSIGNED TO HEALTH UNITS. MINI-KAP SAMPLE SURVEYS WILL BE CARRIED-OUT EACH YEAR TO DETECT DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES. 40 MOH & ISSS MD"S WILL BE TRAINED IN STERILIZATION TECHNIQUES & PLACED IN HOSPITALS. 24 WHCS NURSES WILL BE TRAINED & PLACED IN MOH HEALTH UNITS. 200 AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGENTS WILL BE TRAINED IN FP INFORMATION & REFERRAL TECHNIQUES TO WORK IN RURAL AREAS. CONTRACEPTIVE COMMODITIES WILL BE SUPPLIED,INCLUDING CONDOMS AND PILL-DISPENSING MACHINES. MALARIA WORKERS,HOME ECONOMISTS,MILITARY PERSONNEL & SATISFIED USERS WILL BE RECRUITED TO DISTRIBUTE FP INFORMATION & CONDOMS IN RURAL AREAS. EDUCATIONAL TV WILL BE USED TO DISTRIBUTE FP MESSAGES. HOST COUNTRY PROVIDES PERSONNEL FOR TRAINING,FP FACILITIES,& CONTRACEPTIVES. AID PROVIDES TECHNICAL ADVISORY ASSISTANCE,PARTICIPANT & IN-COUNTRY TRAINING & COMMODITIES SUCH AS CONTRACEPTIVES & STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT. PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES WILL BE HEALTH PERSONNEL TRAINED IN FP METHODS,WHILE SALVADORAN WIFA ALSO BENEFIT. THIS PROJECT IS PART OF A CONTINUING PROGRAM,BEGUN IN 1966. PRIOR ACTIVITIES WERE DIRECTED TO THE SENSITIZATION OF GOES TO ITS POPULATION PROBLEM & TO PROVIDE SMALL-SCALE FP SERVICES. THIS CURRENT PROJECT,EMPHASIZING INNOVATIVE FP DELIVERY SERVICES,WILL PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE & CONTRACEPTIVES TO RURAL AREAS AND MARGINAL URBAN AREAS. Amendment of 9/76 authorizes final 3 years of project, which will aim at helping the GOES implement its 1974 national population policy in marginal urban and rural areas. A.I.D. assistance will focus, although not exclusively, on providing contraceptive supplies, modern sterilization equipment, educational materials, specialized TA, and training related to new contraceptive techniques. Most of the substantial increase in the GOES contribution to the project will be used to expand family planning infrastructure. (PD-AAA-786-B1)