Promotion of family planning among midwife organizations

PROP 5/18/71 PROVIDES BUDGET SUPPORT TO ICM PLANNING CONFERENCE IN LONDON, MAY, 1971, AT WHICH ICM OFFICERS AND ICM REPRESENTATIVES FROM DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WILL MEET WITH WHO, FIGO, AND IPPF EXPERTS: PLANS WILL BE DEVELOPED TO MOBILIZE REGIONAL WORKING PARTIES TO PROMOTE MIDWIFE INVOLVEMENT IN FP. PROP 12/16/71 PROVIDES AID SUPPORT TO FP COMPONENT OF ICM INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS (WASHINGTON DC, 1972). AID ASSISTS RECRUITMENT OF PROGRAM DIRECTOR WHO WILL ARRANGE FOR SPEAKERS, TECHNICAL ADVISORS, AND MATERIALS FOR THE CONGRESS. IN ADDITION, AID CONTRIBUTES 40% OF PROGRAM COSTS, INCLUDING TRANSLATION SERVICES AND CLERICAL STAFF. THIS MEETING WILL EXPOSE 2000-3000 MIDWIVES FROM 50-60 COUNTRIES TO ICM"S VIEWS ON FP. ICM WILL ALSO WORK IN COOPETATION WITH AID IN FIELDING REGIONAL WORKING PARTIS. EACH PARTY WILL BE CENTERED IN OR NEAR A DEVELOPING COUNTRY WHERE ACTIVE MIDWIFE LEADERSHIP IS AVAILABLE, WITH INITIAL EFFORTS TAKING PLACE IN AFRICA. WORKING PARTIES WILL BE COMPOSED OF DELEGATES FROM EACH COUNTRY (INCLUDING AT LEAST TWO MIDWIVES AND A PHYSICIAN INVOLVED IN TRAINING OR ADMINISTRATION OF MIDWIVES), ICM STAFF, AND OTHER AGENCY STAFF (IE, WHO, FIGO, UNICEF). GROUP WILL 1.CONDUCT SURVEY OF REGIONAL SITUATION CONCERNING POPULATION, MCH/FP, AND MIDWIFE TRAINING; 2.DEVELOP PLANS TO INTEGRATE FP INTO MIDWIFE TRAINING AND PRACTICE; 3.CONDUCT NATIONAL LEVEL FOLLOW-UPS. GROUPS WILL ASSEMBLE RELEVENT PUBLICATIONS, DEVELOP REVISED MIDWIFE TRAINING AND LICENSING STARDARDS, AND STUDY FP ROLE OF TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTS. UPON RETURN FROM GROUPS, PARTICIPANTS WILL CONDUCT NATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS, UTILIZING ICM CONSULTANTS. PROP 3/21/75 PROVIDES BUDGET SUPPORT TO FP COMPONENT OF 1975 ICM CONGRESS AND EXPANDS WORKING PARTY ACTIVITIES TO EAST AND WEST ASIA AND NORTH AFRICA. PROP ALSO CONTAINS REVISED LOGICAL FRAMEWORK. PROP 2/22/77 ADDS ANGLOPHONE ARAB WORKING PARTY TO INCLUDE EGYPT, SUDAN, JORDAN, AND SYRIA.