HEALTH/FAMILY PLANNING PROJECT

2.MOH-BECAUSE MANY OF THE MOH CLINICS & HOSPITALS ARE IN ISOLATED TOWNS, CLOSE SUPERVISION IS DIFFICULT. 3.CENTER FOR SOCIAL & POPULATION STUDIES (CESPO) -AID FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CESPO WILL BE TERMINATED DUE TO RECENT UNIV OF COSTA RICA COUNCIL DECISION NOT TO ACCEPT ANY FUNDING FROM AID. 4.COSTA RICA DEMOGRAPHIC ASSOCIATION (CRDA) -CRDA HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING SUCCESSFULLY AND USEFULLY IN PROGRAM AND HAS ESTABLISHED AN UP-TO-DATE INVENTORY CONTROL SYSTEM IN ITS WAREHOUSE. 5.CENTER FOR FAMILY ORIENTATION-BILATERAL AID ASSISTANCE WAS TERMINATED. 6.CENTER FOR FAMILY INTEGRATION-HAS SIGNIFCANT POTENTIAL FOR REACHING CHURCH-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS WITH RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD PHILOSOPHY. IT IS RECOMMENDED: 1.CCSS SHOULD STRENGTHEN INFORMATION SYSTEM; DEVELOP ADEQUATE & EFFECTIVE INFORMATIONAL & EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; SUPPLY ADDITIONAL STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT. 2.MOH SHOULD SEND A HEALTH TEAM TO OBSERVE GUATEMALAN RURAL PARAMEDIC TRAINING PROGRAM. 3.AID/W SHOULD CARRY OUT A COST-EFFECTIVENESS STUDY OF PROGRAM AS PART OF TITLE X EXPENDITURES. 4.HEALTH ASSISTANT SHOULD BE RECRUITED TO ASSIST CHIEF OF THE USAID HEALTH,POPULATION AND EDUCATION DIVISION. 5.AID SHOULD ASSIST MOH IN DESIGNING AND FUNDING A RURAL HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEM OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEAR PERIOD WHICH WOULD GIVE PARAMEDICS THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE EFFECTIVE FERTILITY REGULATION METHODS WITHOUT THE NEED OF MEDICAL DOCTORS.