Population and family planning support

PROJECT ACTIVITIES WILL COMPLETE AND EXTEND THOSE OF PROJECT 608-0112. PROJECT PURPOSE/SUBPURPOSES WILL BE ACHIEVED THROUGH SEPARATE AND INDEPENDENT OUTPUTS. 1-2. PILOT PROJECT FOR HOUSEHOLD DISTRIBUTION OF CONTRACEPTIVES IN MARRAKECH PROVINCE WILL BE COMPLETED AND EXPANDED TO 10 ADDITIONAL PROVINCES AND PROGRAMS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO ALLEVIATE ATTENDENT MOTIVATIONAL AND ORANIZATIONAL DIFFICULTIES. 3. TEN ADDITIONAL FP REFERRAL CENTERS WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AND EQUIPPED TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL BACKUP FOR FP SERVICES IN EACH PROVINCE AND TO SERVE AS CENTERS OF PROGRAM RESEARCH/EXPERIMENTATION. 4. FP MANPOWER PLAN COVERING TRAINING NEEDS FOR THE NEXT 4-5 YEARS WILL BE DEVELOPED. ASSISTANCE WILL BE GIVEN TO MINISTRY OF HEALTH (MOH) TO DEVELOP IN-COUNTRY TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR PHYSICIANS, PARAMEDICALS, AND NURSE-TRAINERS. US AND 3RD-COUNTRY TRAINING WILL BE PROVIDED FOR FP ADMINISTRATORS, STATISTICIANS, AND DEMOGRAPHERS, IE&C SPECIALISTS, AND POLICY-MAKERS FROM GOM ENTITIES AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING WILL BE GIVEN TO FACILITATE THIS. 5. FP SERVICES AT MOH FACILITIES WILL BE IMPROVED THROUGH PROVISION OF A VARIETY OF CONTRACEPTIVES AND CONSULTANT SERVICES AND US TRAINING IN FP/IE&C. 6. CONSULTANT SERVICES WILL BE PROVIDED TO HELP ESTABLISH A LOW-COST PRIVATE SECTOR CONTRACEPTIVE DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM. 7. ADDITIONAL STAFF AND TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE PRIVATE ASSOCIATION DE PLANIFICATION FAMILIALE (AMPF) TO HELP AMPF DEVELOP, IN CONJUNCTION WITH MCH, A COMPREHENSIVE IE&C PROGRAM FOR MOROCCO. 8. TEAM FROM US NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS WILL ASSIST MOH CONDUCT A NATIONAL FERTILITY AND FP SURVEY. OTHER DONORS INCLUDE THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION AND UNFPA.