POPULATION/FAMILY PLANNING

PROJECT COMPONENTS INCLUDE: 1. COMMODITY SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF CONTRACEPTIVES AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND EQUIPMENT FOR CLINICAL CCONTRACEPTIVE SERVICE. 2. TRAINING IN PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES DELIVERY, POPULATION DYNAMICS, POPULATION/FAMILY PLANNING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION, PROGRAM EVALUATION, RESEARCH, AND DATA MANAGEMENT. 3. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN PROGR EVAL, OPERATIONAL RSRCH, INFO AND EDUC, TRNG, AND SUPPLY MGMT. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF FAMILY PLANNING CLINICS IN 4 MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITALS FOR FERTILITY REGULATION TRAINING OF MEDICAL STUDENTS AND PRACTICING PHYSICIANS AND FOR DELIV OF HIGH QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES. PROJ ANTICIPATES UP TO 650-700 MAN/MONTHS OF SHORT AND LONG-TERM TRNG IN THE US AND 3RD COUNTRIES AND APPROX 78 MM OF CONSULTANT SERVICES. 2ND AND 3D YR TRNG AND TA REQUIREMENTS ARE SUBJECT TO ON-GOING REASSESSMENT OF PROGR NEEDS. THE POP CONTROL AND FAMILY/PLANNING (FP) DIVIS (PCFPD) OF THE MIN OF HLTH, POP CONTROL, FP (MOHPCFP) WRKS WITH DIRECTORATE OF POP CONTROL ANDENVISIONS THAT THE 3-YR PERIOD WILL RESULT IN ADEQUATE LEVELS OF CONTRACEPTIVES, EASILY ACCESSIBLE FERTIL CONTROL SERVICES, INCREASED DEMAND, DATA COLLEC SYS, MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT,ENHANCED COMPETENCE IN PROGR MGMT. BENEFICIARIES WILL BE THE BDG POPULACE AND GOVT. OTHER DONORS INCLUDE IBRD/IDC, UNFPC, FORD FDN, UNICEF. BILATERAL DONORS ARE AUSTRALIA, CANADA,FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY, NORWAY, SWEDEN, UNITED KINGDOM. AID INPUTS INCLUDE COMMODITIES SUCH AS CONDOMS, ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS, INTRAUTERINE DEVICES (IUDS), INSERTERS. BDG PROVIDES FAMILY WELFARE WORKERS, LADY VISITORS. UNFPA/UNICEF ASSIST BDG WITH IMPROVED LOGISTICS SYSTEM.