UNIVERSITIES GROUP FOR CONTRACEPTIVE RESEARCH

RESEARCH PROGRAM WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITIES GROUP FOR CONTRACEPTIVE RESEARCH (UGCR). TOTAL OF 20 LOW-COST STUDIES,TO BE SELECTED BY UGCR,WILL BE UNDERTAKEN IN BOTH US & LDC UNIVERSITIES. STUDIES WILL INCLUDE RESEARCH ON CONDOMS,INTRAVAGINAL SPERMICIDES,STERILIZATION,IUD"S,MENSTRUAL REGULATION,PREGNANCY TERMINATION & PHARMACOLOGICAL CONTRACEPTIVES. IMPROVEMENTS IN METHODS WITH DEMONSTRATED EFFECTIVENESS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES WHICH DO NOT RELY ON EXTENSIVE OR ELABORATE CLINICAL DELIVERY SYSTEMS WILL BE EMPHASIZED. STUDIES OF THE SAFETY & SIDE-EFFECTS OF THESE METHODS WILL ALSO BE MADE. UNIVERSITY WILL ASSEMBLE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO SELECT PROJECTS. COMMITTEE MEMBERS WILL BE COMPOSED OF EXPERTS ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN REPRODUCTIVE RESEARCH AND WILL BE DRAWN FROM INSTITUTIONS IN PROXIMITY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TO PERMIT FREQUENT MEETINGS. LDC INSTITUTIONS WILL RECEIVE SHORT-TERM TRAINING & TECHNICAL ADVISORY ASSISTANCE TO CARRY-OUT THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS. PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO STRENGTHEN APPLIED RESEARCH PROGRAMS IN BOTH US & LDC UNIVERSITIES. UGRC WILL SEEK FULL INFORMATION CONCERNING RESEARCH PROGRAMS OF OTHER MAJOR DONOR AGENCIES INCLUDING POPULATION COUNCIL, FORD FOUNDATION, NIH (NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH) AND AID. PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES ARE LDC FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS. PROJECT WAS LATER MOVED (PROJECT STATEMENT 8/7/74) TO NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY. NEW PROJECT ELEMENT WAS ALSO ADDED CONSISTING OF ESTABLISHMENT OF MODEL FAMILY PLANNING CLINIC TO TRAIN LDC FAMILY PLANNING AND RESEARCH WORKERS. PROJECT TITLE CHANGED TO PROGRAM FOR APPLIED RESEARCH ON FERTILITY REGULATION (PARFR).