FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES

SHORT-TERM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND PARTICIPANT TRAINING WILL BE SUPPLIED IN THE FOLLOWING 5 AREAS: 1)DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE HOUSEHOLD- AND COMMUNITY BASED CONTRACEPTIVE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; 2)TRAINING ASSISTANCE TO TRAINERS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MEDICAL/PARAMEDICAL STAFF; 3)SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR EXPANSION OF ONGOING CLINICAL FP PROGRAMS; 4)DEVELOPMENT OF FP INFORMATION/EDUCATION/COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS (IE&C); 5)DEVELOPMENT OF GOT RESEARCH AND EVALUATION CAPACITY. GRANT SUPPORTS SALARIES OF PHYSICIAN, MIDWIFE, FIELD DIRECTOR, AND CANVASSERS TO SUPPORT PFAD (PLANNING FAMILIAL A DOMICILE), A PILOT HOUSEHOLD CONTRACEPTIVE PROGRAM; A PERMANENT RESUPPLY SYSTEM WILL BE SET UP USING RETAIL OUTLETS AND HOMES OF LITERATE WOMEN. AFTER 3 YEARS PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS WILL BE EVALUATED. SIMILAR SUPPORT WILL BE PROVIDED "3 DELEGATION PROJECT" (3DP), ANOTHER GOP PILOT DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. 3DP EMPLOYS HIGHER CONSUMER/CANVASSER RATIO AND COMMUNITY BASED RESUPPLY, AND DURING ITS FINAL STAGES WILL TEST AN INTEGRATED FP/BASIC HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM IN A RURAL SETTING. UP TO 15 GYNECOLOGISTS PER YEAR WILL LEARN TECHNIQUES OF LAPARASCOPY, MINI-LAPARASCOPY, AND VASECTOMY; 100 PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR GP"S WILL STUDY ALL ASPECTS OF CONTRACEPTION; 6 PHYSICIANS AND 6 SUPERVISORY MIDWIVES WILL STUDY ABROAD. 360 SOCIAL WORKERS & INTINERANT NURSES WILL LEARN FP OUTREACH TECHNIQUES, AND 600 ASSORTED HEALTH STAFF WILL RECEIVE TRAINING IN FP, HEALTH EDUCATION, PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, AND RELATED FIELDS. 100 NEW AND 250 UPGRADED RURAL DISPENSARIES WILL RECEIVE GYNECOLOGICAL TABLES, STERILIZATION AND EXAMINATION KITS, DRUGS, AND SUPPLIES. 175K GROSS OF CONDOMS AND 9 MILLION CYCLES OF ORALS WILL BE PROCURED, AS WELL AS LESSER AMOUNTS OF ALTERNATIVE CONTRACEPTIVES. SHORT TERM TRAINING WILL BE GIVEN EXISTING IE&C STAFF, AND PROVISION OF PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS AND A/V AIDS WILL IMPROVE GOT"S INFORMATION AND OUTREACH PROGRAMS. DATA COLLECTION/PROCESSING COSTS PROVIDED FOR NATL FERTILITY SURVEY & EVAL OF NATL POP PLANNING OFF.