USAID. BUR. FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. OFC. OF POPULATION
GRANTS TO UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA (UNC) TO ASSIST LDC"S IN SOLVING EMERGING PROBLEMS INTERFERING WITH EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF POPULATION, FAMILY PLANNING AND HEALTH (P/FP/H) SERVICES TO TARGET POPULATIONS; AND IN TRAINING RESEARCH, PLANNING, MANAGERIAL AND EVALUATIVE LDC PERSONNEL IN CONDUCT OF P/FP PROGRAMS.
1971
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UNC WILL PERFORM ON-CAMPUS TEACHING THRU ITS P/FP/H PROGS FOR INTERNAT"L STUDENTS. UNC WILL ALSO WORK WITH LDC INSTIT"L MGMT ON OPERATIONS-ORIENTED RSRCH & INTERVENTNS & DELIVERY PROBLEMS IDENTIFIED BY LDC"S-USAID"S AS BEING CRITICAL TO LDC"S CAPABILS TO PLAN, IMPLMNT & EVAL THEIR OWN P/FP PROGRAMS & INTEGRATED HLTH DELIVERY SRVCS. INNOVATV,SHRT-TERM SUBPROJS OF A TEST NATURE WILL BE DEVELOPED BY LDC"S-USAID"S-UNC & IMPLMNTD TO ALLEVIATE IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS. THESE SUBPROJS WILL INCLUDE DEMONSTRATN,INFO,COMMUNICATN,SRVC PROGRAMS INITIATED BY LDC INSTITS,REPLICATED &/OR INTEGRATED INTO NATIONAL P/FP/H PROGRS. ON-GOING FP RSRCH,TEACHING,TRNG DATA WILL BE SHARED BETW LDC INSTITS;COOPERATING LDC INSTITS WILL JOINTLY DESIGN,IMPLMNT & EVAL SHORT-TERM SUBPROJS ANSWERING FP PROGR OR POLICY QUESTNS ON OPERATN"L & SRVCS DELIVERY PROBLEMS. IN THE PROCESS,IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT P/FP/H SRVCS WILL BE EXPANDED & INTEGRATED BY LDC"S AT NAT"L,REGN"L & LOCAL LEVELS. LDC PERSONNEL WILL BE TRND TO CONDUCT INDIGENOUS RSRCH & TO PLAN,IMPLEMENT & EVALUATE THEIR OWN P/FP PROGRAMS. IN THIS MANNER,IT IS HOPED THAT LDC"S WILL IMPROVE DELIVERY OF P/FP/H SRVCS TO INCREASE ACCEPTANCE OF FERTILITY MGMT PRACTICES AMONG LDC POPULATIONS & ALLOW THESE POPULATNS TO ATTAIN MORE MANAGEABLE FARM SIZE & ACHIEVE A HIGHER QUALITY OF LIFE. 12/1/77 PIO/T EXTENDS THE SUBPROJECT "INVENTORY OF PERSONS IN FP TRAINING & POPULATION STUDIES,75-5" FOR 6 MONTHS. UNC WILL IDENTIFY TRAINING ACTIVITIES" DEFICIENCIES AND PRIORITY AREAS FOR FURTHER ASSISTANCE AND EXPAND THE DATA BASE WITH INFORMATION FROM USAID"S,CONTRACTORS,NON-AID AGENCIES;12000 INTERNATIONAL TRAINING RECORDS ARE ANTICIPATED BY 6/30/78. THE INVENTORY WILL BE USEFUL FOR PLANNING,RECALLING TRAINING HISTORIES OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS AND IDENTIFYING AREAS FOR FURTHER STUDY.
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