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Peer Reviewed

Title: Making excellence a strategic outcome.
Author: Nath MB
Source: Journal of Family Welfare. 2006;52 Spec No:68-76.
Abstract: The year 2005 has been a year of operationalizing a new vision in the South Asia Region (SAR). It has been a year during which, as a family, we in the SAR, have jointly dreamed a new vision - a vision that compromises for nothing else but excellence and a vision that thinks innovation, moving the cognitive outside of the stereotypical box The IPPF SAR family came to a visionbuilding workshop in New Delhi in November 2004 with a determination to evolve a new identity by visioning a shared set of standards and values and visualizing what the organization COULD be like and SHOULD be like. Some realizations dawned as we deliberated. We realized that the special niche that family planning programmes had created was no longer occupying an important space in the development agenda of countries in South Asia. We also realized that we were living in a glorious past and often seemed to permit mediocrity as an acceptable benchmark. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
ASIA, SOUTHERN | SUMMARY REPORT | IPPF | CAPACITY BUILDING | PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT | WORKSHOPS | MANAGEMENT | BEST PRACTICES | POLICY | ABORTION | AIDS PREVENTION | HIV PREVENTION | ADVOCACY | Asia | Developing Countries | International Agencies | Organizations | Political Factors | Sociocultural Factors | Program Sustainability | Programs | Organization and Administration | Education | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | AIDS | HIV Infections | Viral Diseases | Diseases | Communication
Document Number: 305276 Notification

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Title: HIV / AIDS / STI update 2004-2005.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: New York, New York, IPPF, WHR, 2005. [8] p.
Abstract: Moving beyond its solid foundation of family planning services, IPPF/WHR's work has increasingly supported a comprehensive vision of sexual and reproductive health that includes human rights, sensitivity to gender, and a focus on quality care. The advent of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which has been particularly devastating in the Caribbean region, has made urgent the need to integrate HIV/AIDS into the spectrum of education and services offered by IPPF/WHR's member associations. The IPPF Western Hemisphere Regional Office made great strides in its HIV/AIDS/STI work through 2004 and 2005, both at the Regional Office (RO) and member association level. During these two years, the HIV team has done much strategic planning, taken measures to increase RO capacity and partnerships, and promoted a significant increase in the number of HIV/AIDS and other STI (sexually transmitted infection) programs among member associations. This update provides an overview of the current HIV/AIDS/STI program unit and activities in the field. (author's)
Language: English
Keywords:
LATIN AMERICA | CARIBBEAN | PROGRESS REPORT | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | AIDS PREVENTION | HIV PREVENTION | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE PREVENTION | TREATMENT | CARE AND SUPPORT | IPPF | INTEGRATED PROGRAMS | CAPACITY BUILDING | Americas | Developing Countries | Health | AIDS | HIV Infections | Viral Diseases | Diseases | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Reproductive Tract Infections | Infections | Medical Procedures | Medicine | Health Services | Delivery of Health Care | International Agencies | Organizations | Political Factors | Sociocultural Factors | Programs | Organization and Administration | Program Sustainability
Document Number: 327139

Title: Making services youth-friendly with limited resources.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: New York, New York, IPPF, WHR, 2005 Jan. [2] p. (IPPF / WHR Spotlight on Youth)
Abstract: For more than a decade, the International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) and its member associations in Latin America and the Caribbean have worked to address the sexual and reproductive health needs of adolescents and young people. Early on, it became clear that effectively reaching youth would require formulating and adopting a new model of youth-friendly service provision. Creating these services would involve sensitizing and training staff to young people's rights and needs; creating separate waiting rooms, spaces, or clinics where youth would feel comfortable; and developing educational materials that would be attractive to youth. In November 2002, IPPF/WHR held a workshop with medical providers and youth program coordinators from 11 associations in Latin America to improve their capacity to provide youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. The workshop addressed: understanding how adolescent needs differ from adult needs; viewing SRH and services through the framework of youth rights; components of youth-friendly services and their implementation; communicating with youth about SRH; and review and distribution of tools for strengthening youth-friendly services. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
LATIN AMERICA | SUMMARY REPORT | PROVIDERS WITH CLIENTS | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | YOUTH PROGRAMS | PROGRAM APPROPRIATENESS | IPPF | GOALS | WORKSHOPS | GRANTS | TRAINING ACTIVITIES | PARTICIPATION | Developing Countries | Americas | Health Services | Delivery of Health Care | Health | Programs | Organization and Administration | Program Evaluation | International Agencies | Organizations | Political Factors | Sociocultural Factors | Planning | Education | Financial Activities | Economic Factors | Training Programs | Social Behavior | Behavior
Document Number: 304809

Title: Reaching vulnerable youth: providing SRH services to street kids in Guatemala and Bolivia.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: New York, New York, IPPF, WHR, 2005 Jan. [2] p. (IPPF / WHR Spotlight on Youth) Also available in Spanish.
Abstract: Extreme poverty, discrimination, and lack of familial support often force young people to spend their lives on the streets of urban centers in developing countries, working in the informal sector--begging, selling trinkets, shining shoes, or resorting to petty theft and prostitution--and struggling to survive. These vulnerable youth face high rates of police beatings, sexual assault, alcoholism, substance abuse (especially glue sniffing), and gang involvement, often resulting in a high number of unintended pregnancies, clandestine abortions, sexually transmitted infections, especially gonorrhea, herpes and HIV/AIDS. Traditionally, mainstream public health organizations and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) service providers have not been successful in reaching the very poor and marginalized. Few materials have been developed that target street kids and little is known about their service needs, or even their numbers. Local organizations do not have the infrastructure to provide services and determine their costs, and most SRH service providers have not been sensitized to the needs of street youth. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
GUATEMALA | BOLIVIA | SUMMARY REPORT | STREET KIDS | PEER EDUCATORS | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | YOUTH PROGRAMS | IPPF | GOALS | EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES | PROGRAM EVALUATION | CONDOM USE | Developing Countries | Central America | Latin America | Americas | South America, Central | South America | Homeless Persons | Residence Characteristics | Population Distribution | Geographic Factors | Population | Education | Health | Programs | Organization and Administration | International Agencies | Organizations | Political Factors | Sociocultural Factors | Planning | Risk Reduction Behavior | Behavior
Document Number: 304810

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Peer Reviewed

Title: Explicating donor trends for population assistance.
Author: Schindlmayr T
Source: Population Research and Policy Review. 2004 Feb;23(1):25-54.
Abstract: Using population assistance data, this study divides donor trends for population assistance into five distinct epochs: until the mid-1960s, the population hysteria of the 1960s and 1970s, Bucharest Conference and beyond, the 1984 Mexico City conference, and the 1990s. A number of decisive events, as well as changing views of the population problem, characterise each period and have affected the sums of population assistance from donor nations. Taking a long-term view of global population assistance, the research shows that four factors account for most of the historical funding trends from primary donors: the association between population assistance and foreign aid, the role of alarmists and doomsayers in the public debate over population issues, individuals in a position of power within donor governments, and decennial international population conferences. (author's)
Language: English
Keywords:
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | HISTORICAL REVIEW | GOVERNMENT | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | POPULATION POLICY | FOREIGN AID | FUNDS | IPPF | UNFPA | POLITICAL FACTORS | USAID | WORLD POPULATION CONFERENCES | Organizations | Social Policy | Policy | Financial Activities | Economic Factors | International Agencies | UN | Government Agencies
Document Number: 191276

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Title: Declaration of intentions of the IPPF European Network, Brussels, 27 June 2003.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. European Network
Source: Choices. Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Europe. 2003 Autumn;:35.
Abstract: Reaffirms the human rights basis of sexual and reproductive rights and the need to preserve, guarantee and expand these rights for all peoples in Europe and around the world; underlines its commitment to prioritise the human rights approach to sexuality and reproduction in all activities of the federation; recalls that sexual and reproductive rights are already the subject of international human rights law, jurisprudence, treaties and conventions; reaffirms that the IPPF Charter on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights outlining 12 rights provides the framework for work in progressing towards the full recognition of sexual rights as human rights; welcomes the recognition of other civil society groups of the human rights basis of their specific work in sexuality, reproduction, health and equality. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
EUROPE | CONFERENCES AND CONGRESSES | WOMEN | HUMAN RIGHTS | SEXUALITY | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | IPPF | DECISION MAKING | LEGISLATION | GENDER ISSUES | INEQUALITIES | Developed Countries | Demographic Factors | Population | Personality | Psychological Factors | Behavior | International Agencies | Organizations | Socioeconomic Factors | Economic Factors
Document Number: 187219

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Title: Editorial from the Regional Director.
Author: Claeys V
Source: Choices: Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in Europe. 2003 Autumn;:1.
Abstract: This issue of Choices is dedicated to reporting on the conference Sexual Rights are Human Rights: Taking Stock and Looking Forward, organized by IPPF European Network (IPPF EN), which took place in Brussels on 27 June 2003. The objective of the conference was to draw attention to the importance of the application of human rights to the sphere of sexual and reproductive rights, which includes sexuality, safe motherhood, abortion, sexually transmitted infections, HIV/AIDS and gender. The conference was attended by some 200 participants representing European NGOs and family planning associations from 41 countries in Europe and Central Asia. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
EUROPE | CONFERENCES AND CONGRESSES | CRITIQUE | WOMEN | IPPF | HUMAN RIGHTS | SEXUALITY | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | SAFE MOTHERHOOD | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES | Developed Countries | Demographic Factors | Population | International Agencies | Organizations | Personality | Psychological Factors | Behavior | Maternal Health | Health | Reproductive Tract Infections | Infections | Diseases
Document Number: 187220

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Peer Reviewed

Title: The effect of structural characteristics on family planning program performance in Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria. [Effet des caract�ristiques structurelles sur les performances du programme de planning familial en C�te d'Ivoire et au Nigeria]
Author: Mancini DJ; Stecklov G; Stewart JF
Source: Social Science and Medicine. 2003 May;56(10):2123-2137.
Abstract: This paper uses C�te d�Ivoire and Nigeria survey data on both supply and demand characteristics to examine how structural and demographic factors influence family planning provision and cost. The model, which takes into account the endogenous influence of service provision on average cost, explains provision well but poorly explains what influences service cost. We show that both size and specialization matter. In both countries, vertical (exclusive family planning) facilities provide significantly more contraception than integrated medical establishments. In the Nigeria sample, larger facilities also offer services at lower average cost. Since vertical facilities tend to be large, they at most incur no higher unit costs than integrated facilities. These results are consistent across most model specifications, and are robust to corrections for endogenous facility placement in Nigeria. Model results and cost recovery information point to the relative efficiency of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, which operates large, mostly vertically organized facilities. (author's)
French Abstract: Cet article utilise des donn�es d'enqu�te provenant de la C�te d'Ivoire et du Nigeria sur les caract�ristiques de l'offre et de la demande afin d'examiner comment les facteurs structurels et d�mographiques agissent sur la fourniture et les co�ts relatifs � la planification familiale. Le mod�le, qui prend en compte l'influence endog�ne de la prestation de services sur le co�t moyen, explique bien la prestation mais comporte des lacunes sur ce qui influence le co�t des services. Nous montrons l'importance que rev�tent � la fois la taille et la sp�cialisation. Dans les deux pays, les �tablissements de services verticaux (� l'exclusion de la planification familiale) fournissent des moyens de contraception bien plus importants que les �tablissements m�dicaux int�gr�s. Au Nigeria, par exemple, les �tablissements plus importants offrent �galement des services � des co�ts moyens inf�rieurs. Etant donn� que les �tablissements de services verticaux ont tendance � �tre de taille importante, ils n'encourent pas plus de frais unitaires sup�rieurs que les installations int�gr�es. Ces r�sultats sont syst�matiques � travers la plupart des sp�cifications de mod�le, et sont robustes par rapport aux corrections pour la mise en place des services endog�nes au Nigeria. Les r�sultats du mod�le et les informations concernant le recouvrement des co�ts sugg�rent l'efficacit� relative de la F�d�ration internationale de planning familial, qui dirige des services de grande envergure ordinairement organis�s verticalement. (de l'auteur)
Language: English
Keywords:
COTE D'IVOIRE | NIGERIA | METHODOLOGICAL STUDIES | SURVEYS | EXPERIMENTAL MODELS | DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS | IPPF | PROGRAM APPROPRIATENESS | PROGRAM EFFICIENCY | PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY | ECONOMICS | Developing Countries | Africa, Western | Africa, Sub Saharan | Africa | Sampling Studies | Studies | Research Methodology | Population | Family Planning | Programs | Organization and Administration | International Agencies | Organizations | Program Evaluation | Social Sciences
Document Number: 177603

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Title: United Kingdom. BBC's Sexwise provides critical sexual health information worldwide. [Royaume-Uni. L'�mission " Sexwise " de la BBC fournit des informations critiques sur la sant� sexuelle � un public mondial]
Source: Making the Connection. 2002;2(1):6-7.
Abstract: The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) are working together to speak to people in their own languages about sexual health and reproductive rights through a program called Sexwise. Sexwise consists of a Web site, book, and radio programs that have been translated into 22 languages by the BBC in collaboration with IPPF and national Family Planning Associations. The program, which has spanned the globe in three phases, aims to provide listeners, readers, and online users with accurate information about sexual health issues along with useful contacts about sexual and reproductive rights. Hence, this collaboration between BBC and IPPF shows how industry and nongovernmental organizations can successfully link their missions to promote public health and well-being.
French Abstract: La British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) et l'International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) travaillent ensemble pour parler aux gens, dans leurs propres langues, au sujet de sant� sexuelle et des droits de la reproduction � travers un programme appel� Sexwise. Sexwise consiste en un site Web, un livre, et des programmes de radio qui ont �t� traduits dans 22 langues par la BBC en collaboration avec l'IPPF et les Associations nationales de Planification Familiale. Le programme, qui a couvert le monde dans trois phases, a l'intention de donner l'information pr�cise aux auditeurs, aux lecteurs et aux utilisateurs en ligne au sujet de questions sur la sant� sexuelle avec des contacts utiles pour les droits sexuels et de reproduction. Ainsi, cette collaboration entre la BBC et l'IPPF montre comment l'industrie et les organisations non-gouvernementales peuvent lier leurs missions, avec succ�s, afin de promouvoir la sant� publique et le bien-�tre.
Language: English
Keywords:
GLOBAL | SUMMARY REPORT | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | SEXUALITY | HEALTH EDUCATION | INFORMATION | BROADCAST MEDIA | RADIO PROGRAM | INDUSTRY | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | IPPF | COORDINATION | Human Rights | Personality | Psychological Factors | Behavior | Education | Mass Media | Communication | Radio | Macroeconomic Factors | Economic Factors | Organizations | International Agencies | Organization and Administration
Document Number: 166131

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Title: IPPF European Network subsidiary company Enet withdraws nonoxynol-9 condoms.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]
Source: [London, England], IPPF, 2002 Oct 2. [1] p.
Abstract: This news article reports the approval of the International Planned Parenthood Federation European Network subsidiary company Enet on withdrawal of the Nonoxynol-9 lubricated variant from its range of condoms.
Language: English
Keywords:
NONOXYNOL-9 | CONDOMS | IPPF | Spermicidal Contraceptive Agents | Contraceptive Agents | Contraception | Family Planning | Barrier Methods | Contraceptive Methods | International Agencies | Organizations
Document Number: 172251

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Title: Crossing borders: IPPF / WHR recommendations for partnerships.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: New York, New York, IPPF, WHR, 2002 Dec. 40 p. (Recommendations from the Field 01) Also available in Spanish.
Abstract: Young people throughout the Americas encounter many of the same sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges, and the issues faced on both sides of the South/North divide mirror one another more and more as migration and globalization intensify. Despite the similarities in issues faced by youth throughout the region, there are large gaps in communication and exchange of information between organizations working in SRH in the United States (U.S.) and those in the Southern world and as a result, organizations were missing the opportunity to learn from each other. Capitalizing on its extensive network of affiliates throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, the International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region (IPPF/WHR) created the South-North Partnership initiative to create a mechanism for organization with youth programs to share experiences and gain new insights from the work of their partner organizations. While partnerships have begun to be recognized as a strategy for addressing similar needs and sharing resources, little information is available on how to initiate partnership work. Based on IPPF/WHR�s experiences in facilitating the South-North Partnership Program, this report focuses on key issues to consider for launching partnerships and offers strategic recommendations for organizations that are involved in them. In the experience of IPPF/WHR, no formula exists for making a partnership successful as differing ingredients shape unique challenges and opportunities. Nonetheless, several key issues emerge whenever organizations consider planning and implementing partnership programs. This report covers the following key issues for partnership programs: the potential benefits of partnerships; key elements for making partnerships work; organization factors to consider when pairing partners; phases of successful partnerships; participation of young people in partnerships aimed at addressing their needs; challenges in evaluating partnerships; and the role of a coordinating agency in a partnership program. The report concludes with a series of strategic recommendations for crossing borders into more successful partnerships.
Language: English
Keywords:
RECOMMENDATIONS | IPPF | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | YOUTH PROGRAMS | INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | COORDINATION | International Agencies | Organizations | Health | Programs | Organization and Administration
Document Number: 178566

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Title: Ecuador: Building a health center dedicated to Ecuadorian youth.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: Notes from the Field. 2002 Jul;(14):[2] p..
Abstract: Alejandra, senior program officer, and Rebecca, evaluation officer, traveled to Ecuador in June 2002 to monitor the implementation of two adolescent projects funded by the Hewlett and Turner foundations. We spent the first two days of our trip in Guayaquil, where IPPF/WHR's affiliate, APROFE, has its main offices and clinics. This organization has begun providing services tailored to the needs of youth for the first time. Their idea was to build a separate space for youth with funds from the Hewlett Foundation to allow the clients to have access to health care providers who are specially trained to meet their needs as young people. It will also provide them with greater privacy. Unfortunately, there have been some construction delays for the new youth center. APROFE is therefore providing youth services in a section of the main clinic's office which has been refurbished as a youth clinic. I was struck by how friendly and colorful the office looked. There were lots of posters and signs painted by the youth. We also saw the blueprints for the youth center, which APROFE hopes to have completed by December. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
ECUADOR | PROGRESS REPORT | ADOLESCENTS | FIELD WORKERS | FAMILY PLANNING PERSONNEL | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT | YOUTH PROGRAMS | IPPF | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAM EVALUATION | Developing Countries | South America, Western | South America | Latin America | Americas | Youth | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Health Personnel | Delivery of Health Care | Health | Family Planning Programs | Family Planning | Organizations | Political Factors | Sociocultural Factors | Programs | Organization and Administration | International Agencies
Document Number: 309766

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Title: Haiti: Improving proposal writing and evaluation skills in Haiti.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: Notes from the Field. 2002 Feb;(13):[2] p..
Abstract: Several NGOs and government agencies, including IPPF/WHR's affiliate PROFAMIL, are working hard to address the sexual and reproductive health needs of women, men, and youth in Haiti. Recently, IPPF/WHR has sought to support these efforts by strengthening the capacity of PROFAMIL and other agencies to develop and implement results-oriented projects that can become sustainable. A four-person team from IPPF/WHR traveled to Haiti in January 2002 to conduct a project design and proposal writing workshop with representatives from several local NGOs, including PROFAMIL, FOSREF, VDH, UNFPA, and the ministries of Health and Education. Participants came armed with statistics and other information on a specific problem that their organization would like to address, as well as intervention ideas. First, participants developed conceptual models for their project ideas; then they wrote actual proposals to seek funding. Participants used tools, such as a conceptual model and a logical framework, to assist them in the project design and proposal-writing process, with a particular emphasis on integrating monitoring and evaluation plans into their proposed interventions. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
HAITI | SUMMARY REPORT | FIELD WORKERS | FAMILY PLANNING PERSONNEL | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | WORKSHOPS | WRITING | FUNDRAISING | TRAINING ACTIVITIES | IPPF | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS | Developing Countries | Caribbean | Americas | Health Personnel | Delivery of Health Care | Health | Family Planning | Organizations | Political Factors | Sociocultural Factors | Education | Literacy | Educational Status | Socioeconomic Status | Socioeconomic Factors | Economic Factors | Financial Activities | Training Programs | International Agencies
Document Number: 309765

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Title: Haiti: Training Haitian personnel in contraceptive supplies logistics.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: Notes from the Field. 2002 Jan;(11):[2] p..
Abstract: International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region staff conducted a workshop on contraceptive supplies logistics in Haiti with the Association pour la Promotion de la Famille Haitienne (PROFAMIL) and Fondation pour la Sant� Reproductive et l'Education Familiale (FORSREF). The main purpose was to increase the sustainability of the organizations by improving storage conditions and ensuring adequate supplies of contraceptives. On December 11-13, 2001, Maria Cristina, Regional Supplies Officer, and Isabel, Supplies Assistant, conducted a Workshop on Supplies Logistics in Haiti, with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Nineteen staff members of Profamil, our affiliate in Haiti, and FOSREF (Fondation pour la Sant� Reproductive et l'Education Familiale) participated. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
HAITI | SUMMARY REPORT | CONTRACEPTIVE DISTRIBUTION | LOGISTICS | STORAGE AND WAREHOUSES | TRAINING ACTIVITIES | IPPF | Developing Countries | Caribbean | Americas | Distributional Activities | Program Activities | Programs | Organization and Administration | Management | Training Programs | Education | International Agencies | Organizations | Political Factors | Sociocultural Factors
Document Number: 309781

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Title: Have you integrated STI / HIV prevention into your sexual and reproductive health services? Use IPPF / WHR's STI / HIV Integration Checklist to find out.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: New York, New York, IPPF, WHR, 2002. [6] p.
Abstract: Participants at the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo called for the global increase in the availability of a broad range of sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services for women, men and young people. This call reflected a continuing shift away from the narrow family planning model of service provision that shaped the field in its early years toward a more encompassing practice of sexual and reproductive health care. Rather than focusing on the provision of contraception for controlling pregnancy, the SRH model frames the contraceptive choices available to women within a larger paradigm of women�s health: their health rights, needs, concerns and constraints. In theory, SRH care incorporates the prevention, detection and treatment of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) � including and perhaps most pressingly, HIV � into other SRH services. In practice, however, many organizations that work in SRH service provision fail to incorporate STI/HIV prevention or treatment into their roster of services and programs, or they provide these services separately from other SRH services. Therefore, making explicit the connection between sexuality, contraceptive choice and STI/HIV prevention and harnessing the inherent synergy between preventing unwanted pregnancy and preventing STI/HIV remain fertile areas for action. In support of this effort, IPPF/WHR has developed this self-administered checklist to be used by organizations to explore their degree of integration. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
GLOBAL | EGYPT | CONFERENCES AND CONGRESSES | TEACHING MATERIALS | IPPF | INTEGRATED PROGRAMS | EVALUATION METHODOLOGY | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | HEALTH SERVICES | HIV PREVENTION | SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE PREVENTION | Africa, North | Africa | Developing Countries | International Agencies | Organizations | Programs | Organization and Administration | Evaluation | Health | Delivery of Health Care | HIV Infections | Viral Diseases | Diseases | Sexually Transmitted Diseases | Reproductive Tract Infections | Infections
Document Number: 178565

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Title: Paraguay: Putting resources to work in Paraguay.
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: Notes from the Field. 2002 Jan;(12):[2] p..
Abstract: Paraguay is usually overlooked by international donors because it's geographically isolated and dwarfed by its large, high-needs neighbors like Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina. But the reproductive health needs in Paraguay are as great if not greater than in other countries. It has the highest fertility rate in South America, 4.7 [children per woman], teen pregnancy is high, and maternal mortality is also high. CEPEP is managing to do a lot with few resources. In addition to four of its own clinics, it works with independent "associated clinics," institutions and professionals to increase access to sexual and reproductive health services and contraceptives. When looking at quality, CEPEP distinguishes between "calidad" and "calidez," and emphasizes both. "Calidad" refers to the quality of clinical procedures, infection prevention, etc., and "calidez" [warmth] refers to client satisfaction issues like courtesy, expedience and clinic environment. Through this focus on quality, CEPEP hopes to increase clinic attendance and sustainability. It seems to be working: One of the clients I spoke with had traveled four hours to get to the clinic. She said there was a Ministry of Health clinic closer, but she chose to come to CEPEP. (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
PARAGUAY | SUMMARY REPORT | IPPF | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | SEX EDUCATION | FERTILITY RATE | HEALTH SERVICES | QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE | DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE | PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT | PROGRAM SUSTAINABILITY | South America, Central | South America | Latin America | Americas | Developing Countries | International Agencies | Organizations | Political Factors | Sociocultural Factors | Health | Education | Birth Rate | Fertility Measurements | Fertility | Population Dynamics | Demographic Factors | Population | Health Services Evaluation | Program Evaluation | Programs | Organization and Administration | Management
Document Number: 309782

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Title: Sharing evaluation expertise with UNFPA. [Partage de l'expertise en �valuation avec le FNUAP][Intercambio de la idoneidad para evaluar con El Fondo de Poblaci�n de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA)]
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: Forum. 2002;16(1):6.
Abstract: International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region is coordinating, monitoring and evaluating the regional component of an UNFPA youth project in Ecuador, Haiti and Nicaragua. The Haiti country program is to build youth houses and IPPF/WHR's role is to assess data collection efforts, interpret and analyze results. (author's)
Spanish Abstract: La Federaci�n Internacional de Paternidad Planificada, de la Regi�n del Hemisferio Occidental (IPPF/WHR, International Planned Parenthood Federation, Western Hemisphere Region)est� coordinando, supervisando y evaluando el componente regional de un proyecto del Fondo de Poblaci�n de las Naciones Unidas (UNFPA; United Nations Population Fund) para j�venes en Ecuador, Hait� y Nicaragua. El programa nacional de Hait� tiene por objetivo la construcci�n de viviendas para los j�venes; por su parte, la Federaci�n evaluar� los esfuerzos de obtenci�n de datos y estar� a cargo de la interpretaci�n y el an�lisis de los resultados. (del autor)
French Abstract: La International Planned Parenthood Federation, (IPPF), ou F�d�ration Internationale de la Famille Planifi�e, de la R�gion H�misph�re Occidental (WHR) coordonne, surveille et �value la composante r�gionale d'un projet jeunesse du UNFPA (United Nation Population Fund, FNUAP) en Equateur, en Ha�ti et au Nicaragua. Le programme national en Ha�ti consiste en la construction de maisons pour les jeunes et le r�le de l'IPPF/WHR est d'�valuer les efforts en vue de collecter des donn�es, d'interpr�ter et d'analyser des r�sultats. (de l'auteur)
Language: English
Keywords:
ECUADOR | HAITI | NICARAGUA | SUMMARY REPORT | YOUTH | IPPF | UNFPA | COORDINATION | SEX EDUCATION | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | South America, Western | South America | Latin America | Americas | Developing Countries | Caribbean | Central America | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | International Agencies | Organizations | UN | Organization and Administration | Education | Health
Document Number: 178561

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Title: No! I don't want to go back to earth! Extracts from the play. India.
Author: Young Inspirers
Source: Real Lives. 2002 Jan;(7):25-7.
Abstract: This paper presents extracts from a play created by the Young Inspirers youth group of the Family Planning Association of India in Jaipur. The play, which touches on sex preference, women�s lack of access to health care and education, sexual harassment, and other gender issues, interprets the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) Charter on Sexual and Reproductive Rights for a wider audience.
Language: English
Keywords:
INDIA | SUMMARY REPORT | YOUTH | DRAMA AND THEATER | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | SEX DISCRIMINATION | GENDER ISSUES | IPPF | Asia, Southern | Asia | Developing Countries | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Culture | Health | Social Discrimination | Social Problems | International Agencies | Organizations
Document Number: 166807

22.

Title: Implacable force for family planning.
Author: Crossette B
Source: New York Times on the Web. 2002 Jul 30;:[3] p..
Abstract: In this news article, director general of the International Planned Parenthood Federation Dr. Steven W. Sinding criticizes the US policy which prohibits the allocation of US funds to organizations that counsel abortion.
Language: English
Keywords:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CRITIQUE | ABORTION | FUNDS | DEVELOPMENT POLICY | IPPF | North America | Americas | Developed Countries | Fertility Control, Postconception | Family Planning | Financial Activities | Economic Factors | Policy | International Agencies | Organizations
Document Number: 169455 Notification

23.
Peer Reviewed

Title: Policy climate, scholarship, and provision of emergency contraception at affiliates of the International Planned Parenthood Federation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Author: Diaz-Olavarrieta C; Turner AN; Ellertson C; Helzner JF; Ezcurra E
Source: Contraception. 2002 Feb;65(2):143-149.
Abstract: Emergency contraception (EC) has great potential to decrease the incidence and resulting consequences of unwanted pregnancy, including unsafe abortion. We conducted this study to understand EC practices in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). We contacted 43 International Planned Parenthood Federation affiliates in LAC to interview them about EC availability. We collected family planning norms and researched registered EC products in LAC. We searched English- and Spanish-language sources to compile EC literature reviews. Thirty-seven affiliates (86%) responded to the survey, and 62% offer EC. Central and South American affiliates are more likely to offer EC than are Caribbean affiliates. Of those offering EC, 96% offer cut-up packets of oral contraceptives, whereas six affiliates offer dedicated products. Of those not offering EC, 79% believe it constitutes abortion. EC availability and support for the method appear to be increasing in LAC, and clearer distinctions between EC and abortion in medical and policy guidelines should increase acceptance further. (author's)
Language: English
Keywords:
LATIN AMERICA | CARIBBEAN | RESEARCH REPORT | SURVEYS | EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION | WOMEN | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | IPPF | POLICY DEVELOPMENT | Developing Countries | Americas | Sampling Studies | Studies | Research Methodology | Contraception | Family Planning | Demographic Factors | Population | Health | International Agencies | Organizations | Planning | Organization and Administration
Document Number: 176643

24.
Title: India: FPA suffers savage cuts.
Author: Gillam S
Source: Real Lives. 2002 Jan;(7):3-4.
Abstract: The Family Planning Association of India, a founding member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) in 1952, has suffered cuts of more than 50% in core funding from IPPF over the last four years. It is noted that despite the commitments made at the International Conference on Population and Development in 1994 to provide increased support for sexual and reproductive health programs, most international donors have abridged their contributions, not increased them. The consequences of these relatively sudden cutbacks are considerable: they are leading to the loss of 369 staff members across 43 branches, 38 clinics, 6 community-based projects and 36 outreach facilities, and an inevitable reduction in services. One of the more worrying fears associated with cuts in IPPF core funding is the loss of autonomy and the tendency for remaining staff to become discouraged. There are also serious doubts about being able to replace retiring medical doctors and staff nurses at the low wages being offered. In conclusion, it is hard to come up with recommendations when lack of funding is the main problem.
Language: English
Keywords:
INDIA | CRITIQUE | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS | IPPF | FUNDS | FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES | Asia, Southern | Asia | Developing Countries | Family Planning | Programs | Organization and Administration | International Agencies | Organizations | Economic Factors
Document Number: 166794

25.

Title: Youth telephone hotlines in Guatemala and Colombia. IPPF / WHR spotlight on youth. [L�neas directas para j�venes en Guatemala y Colombia. IPPF / WHR se dedican a la juventud]
Author: International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF]. Western Hemisphere Region [WHR]
Source: New York, New York, IPPF, WHR, 2002. [2] p. (IPPF / WHR Spotlight Series)
Abstract: KEY LESSONS LEARNED: Ongoing marketing is key to the success of youth hotlines. Radio campaigns proved especially fruitful for PROFAMILIA in Colombia. Developing strategic alliances with other organizations can help disseminate information about the service to youth. Participating in a nationwide youth meeting helped PROFAMILIA develop ties with youth-serving agencies who in turn promoted the hotline to their clients. Logistical problems can frustrate callers and affect demand for services. Marketing and promotion campaigns should be strategically timed, and potential logistical delays in the service should be anticipated. Because it can be difficult for youth to discuss issues related to their sexuality, handling these calls often requires more time and patience than when dealing with adults, and adequate staffing is required. Hotline staff must have access to up-to-date information on available services for youth. This is especially important when the hotline service is offered nationwide and youth are to be referred to services in multiple sites. Hotline staff should receive comprehensive training covering a broad range of topics, such as adolescent development, sexual and reproductive health, drug and alcohol abuse, sexual harassment and gender-based violence, and making referrals to other organizations. Since hotlines are often a free service, project sustainability can become an issue if donor funding is not forthcoming. Consider cross-subsidization from clinical services as a possible strategy for sustainability. (excerpt)
Spanish Abstract: Lecciones clave aprendidas: La comercializaci�n vigente es fundamental para el �xito de las l�neas directas para j�venes. Las campa�as de radio dieron muy buenos frutos para PROFAMILIA en Colombia. El desarrollo de alianzas estrat�gicas con otras organizaciones favorece la difusi�n de la informaci�n sobre el servicio para la juventud. La participaci�n en una reuni�n nacional de j�venes contribuy� a que PROFAMILIA desarrollara v�nculos con organismos de servicios para j�venes que a su vez promovieran la l�nea directa entre sus clientes. Los problemas log�sticos frustran a quienes llaman y afectan la demanda de los servicios. Las campa�as de comercializaci�n y promoci�n se deben programar estrat�gicamente, adem�s se deben prever las demoras log�sticas potenciales en el servicio. Debido a que puede resultar dif�cil para los j�venes hablar de temas relacionados con su sexualidad, el manejo de estas llamadas suele requerir m�s tiempo y paciencia que el trato con adultos, as� como tambi�n personal apropiado. El personal que atiende la l�nea directa debe tener acceso a informaci�n actualizada sobre los servicios disponibles para los j�venes. Este punto es especialmente importante cuando se ofrece el servicio en todo el pa�s y se deriva a los j�venes a servicios en numerosos lugares. El personal que atiende la l�nea directa debe recibir capacitaci�n integral que abarque un amplio espectro de temas, por ejemplo, desarrollo en la adolescencia, salud sexual y reproductiva, consumo de drogas y alcohol, acoso sexual y violencia basada en el g�nero Las l�neas directas suelen ser un servicio gratuito, por lo tanto, la sustentabilidad del proyecto puede convertirse en un obst�culo si no se dispone de financiamiento por donaciones. Se sugiere considerar el subsidio cruzado con los servicios cl�nicos como posible estrategia para la sustentabilidad. (extracto)
Language: English
Keywords:
GUATEMALA | COLOMBIA | PROGRESS REPORT | YOUTH | HOTLINES | YOUTH PROGRAMS | PROGRAM EVALUATION | CAMPAIGNS | COUNSELING | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH | SEXUALITY | IPPF | Developing Countries | Central America | Latin America | Americas | South America, Northern | South America | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Information | Programs | Organization and Administration | Communication Programs | Communication | Clinic Activities | Program Activities | Health | Personality | Psychological Factors | Behavior | International Agencies | Organizations
Document Number: 178571

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Title: Pakistan. The road taken.
Author: Khan ZI
Source: Real Lives. 2002 Jan;(7):40-1.
Abstract: This paper relates the experiences of a volunteer who has been with the Family Planning Association of Pakistan (FPAP) for five years. Invited by the FPAP to participate in a college drama competition at age 19, the young woman wrote a play on the theme �girl child� that was well received and won a best actress award. Eventually, the young woman became more involved in the organization, eventually representing them at national and international meetings.
Language: English
Keywords:
PAKISTAN | YOUTH | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS | VOLUNTEERS AND VOLUNTARISM | LEADERSHIP | IPPF | Asia, Southern | Asia | Developing Countries | Age Factors | Population Characteristics | Demographic Factors | Population | Family Planning | Programs | Organization and Administration | International Agencies | Organizations
Document Number: 166815

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Title: IPPF statement to the Commission on Population and Development.
Author: Sinding S
Source: New York, New York, International Planned Parenthood Federation [IPPF], Western Hemisphere Region [WHR], 2002 May 15. [4] p.
Abstract: On April 3, 2002, Steven Sinding, director-general designate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, delivered a speech to the Commission on Population and Development in New York. The speech summarizes priorities for evaluating progress made in the implementation of the Program of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Developement in Cairo in 1994. I am making this statement today as director-general designate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation, the world's leading voluntary family planning organization. IPPF and its member associations are committed to promoting the right of women and men to decide freely the number, timing, and spacing of their children and the right to the highest possible level of sexual and reproductive health. Founded in 1952, it is a federation linking autonomous national Family Planning Associations working in more than 180 countries around the world, initiating, promoting and providing sexual and reproductive health and rights-based services. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, IPPF is proud to have an opportunity to address this meeting of the Commission on Population and Development (CPD). (excerpt)
Language: English
Keywords:
GLOBAL | CRITIQUE | PROGRESS REPORT | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS | FAMILY PLANNING POLICY | IPPF | NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS | HUMAN RIGHTS | REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS | Family Planning | Population Policy | Social Policy | Policy | Political Factors | Sociocultural Factors | International Agencies | Organizations
Document Number: 309767

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Peer Reviewed

Title: The provision of family planning services in the Caribbean.
Author: Yeboah DA
Source: Journal of Biosocial Science. 2002 Jul;34(3):379-94.
Abstract: This article examines the provision of family planning (FP) services in selected countries in the Caribbean. The potential impact of the funding shortfall resulting from the phasing out of funding by the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), and the strategies being adopted by the selected countries to cope with this, are considered. Stratified random sampling methods were employed to select eight Caribbean countries and a pre-designed questionnaire was administered to the agency responsible for FP services in each country. The sample was stratified geographically to include countries from different parts of the Caribbean. The questionnaire was designed to collect information on the services provided, the name of the agency responsible for the provision of services and, where possible, the number of users of each type of service in 1998 and 1997. Vast disparities were found in the provision of FP services in different Caribbean countries, in terms of the groups involved, the services available in each country, as well as methods of data collection and compilation. Anguilla and Bermuda were found to provide only limited FP services, while Barbados, Jamaica and Grenada provide much more sophisticated services. A salient finding was the innovative approaches that various countries in the region have adopted to fund FP programs in anticipation of the phasing out of IPPF funding. The standpoint taken in the study is that countries such as Anguilla and Bermuda must strive to improve their provision of FP services, and that they could learn from Barbados, Grenada and Jamaica, which provide much more comprehensive services. It is also concluded that, unless alternative funding sources are identified and accessed, the provision of FP services in the Caribbean is likely to decline in the future. (author's)
Language: English
Keywords:
CARIBBEAN | SURVEYS | FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS | FAMILY PLANNING | HEALTH SERVICES | CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS | IPPF | FUNDS | Developing Countries | Americas | Sampling Studies | Studies | Research Methodology | Programs | Organization and Administration | Delivery of Health Care | Health | Contraception | International Agencies | Organizations | Financial Activities | Economic Factors
Document Number: 170129

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Title: Brothers for Change: working with male perpetrators of violence in Jamaica.
Source: Forum. 2001 Jan;15(1):2-3.
Abstract: According to the 1999 Economic and Social Survey of Jamaica, murders related to domestic violence accounted for 26.6% of all homicide cases. In this regard, the Jamaica Family Planning Association (Famplan) launched an intervention program called Brothers for Change to address the increasing incidence of domestic violence. It has offered group counseling sessions to men who have been charged with battery against their partners and children. It is noted that working directly with the male perpetrators could be an effective way of improving the well being of its female clients and their families by attempting to stop abuse at the source. It has also teamed up with the Department of Correctional Services and Probation Office in Saint Ann's Bay. Men brought to court on domestic violence charges are referred to the Tuesday or Wednesday night group counseling sessions as part of their probation. To supplement the counseling sessions, the association has also undertaken a community education drive to increase awareness of gender-based violence against men and adolescent boys. Finally, Famplan believes that the program will not be complete until it includes a complementary program for female victims of gender-based violence.
Language: English
Keywords:
JAMAICA | SUMMARY REPORT | DOMESTIC VIOLENCE | MEN | PROGRAMS | COUNSELING | IPPF | PREVENTION AND CONTROL | Developing Countries | Caribbean | Americas | Crime | Social Problems | Demographic Factors | Population | Organization and Administration | Clinic Activities | Program Activities | International Agencies | Organizations | Diseases
Document Number: 163463


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