Brief Description of Program
A national mandated priority public health program to attain the country's national health development: a health intervention program and an important tool for the improvement of the health and welfare of mothers, children and other members of the family. It also provides information and services for the couples of reproductive age to plan their family according to their beliefs and circumstances through legally and medically acceptable family planning methods.
The program is anchored on the following basic principles.
Responsible Parenthood which means that each family has the right and duty to determine the desired number of children they might have and when they
might have them. And beyond responsible parenthood is Responsible Parenting which is the proper upbringing and education of children so that they grow up to be upright, productive and civic-minded citizens.
Respect for Life. The 1987 Constitution states that the government protects the sanctity of life. Abortion is NOT a FP method:
Birth Spacing refers to interval between pregnancies (which is ideally 3 years). It enables women to recover their health improves women's potential to be more productive and to realize their personal aspirations and allows more time to care for children and spouse/husband, and;
Informed Choice that is upholding and ensuring the rights of couples to determine the number and spacing of their children according to their life's aspirations and reminding couples that planning size of their families have a direct bearing on the quality of their children's and their own lives.
Intended Audience: Men and women of reproductive age (15-49) years old) including adolescents
Area of Coverage: Nationwide
Mandate: EO 119 and EO 102
57 Vision: Empowered men and women living healthy, productive and
fulfilling lives and exercising the right to regulate their own fertility through legally and acceptable family planning services.
Mission: The DOH in partnership with LGUs, NGOs, the private sectors and communities ensures the availability of FP information and services to men and women who need them.
Program Goals:
To provide universal access to FP information, education and services whenever and wherever these are needed.
Objectives General
To help couples, individuals achieve their desired family size within the context of responsible parenthood and improve their reproductive health. Specifically, by the end of 2004:
Reduce
MMR from 172 deaths 100,000 LB in 1998 to less than 100 deaths/100,000 LB
IMR from 35.3 deaths/1000 livebirths in 1998 to less than 30 deaths/1000 live births
TFR from 3.7 children per woman in 1998 to 2.7 chidren per woman Increase
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate from 45.6% in 1998 to 57%
Proportion of modern FP methods use from 28>2% to 50.5%
Key Result Areas
Policy, guidelines and plans formulation
Standard setting
Technical assistance to CHDs/LGUs and other partner agencies
Advocacy, social mobilization
Information, education and counselling
Capability building for trainers of CHDs/LGUs
Logistics management
Monitoring and evaluation
Research and development Strategies
Frontline participation of DOH-retained hospitals
Family Planning for the urban and rural poor
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Demand Generation through Community-Based Management Information System
Mainstreaming Natural Family Planning in the public and NGO health facilities
Strengthening FP in the regions with high unmet need for FP: CAR, CHD 5, 8, NCR, ARMM
Contraceptive Interdependence Initiative Major Activities
I. Frontline participation of DOH-retained hospitals
Establishment of FP Itinerant team by each hospital to respond to the unmet needs for permanent FP methods and to bring the FP services nearer to our urban and rural poor communities
FP services as part of medical and surgical missions of the hospital
Provide budget to support operations of the itenerant teams inclduing the drugs and medical supplies needed for voluntary surgical sterilization (VS) services
Partnership with LGU hospitals which serve as the VS site II. Family Planning for the urban and rural poor
Expanded role of Volunteer Health Workers (VHWs) in FP provision
Partnership of itenerant team and LGU hospitals
Provision of FP services
III. Demand Generation through Community-Based Management Information System
Identification and masterlisting of potential FP clients and users in need of PF services (permanent or temporary methods)
Segmentation of potential clients and users as to what method is preferred or used by clients
IV. Mainstreaming Natural Family Planning in the public and NGO health facilities
Orientation of CHD staff and creation of Regional NFP Management Committee
Diacon with stakeholders
Information, Education and counseling activities
Advocacy and social mobilization efforts
Production of NFP IEC materials
Monitoring and evaluation activities
V. Strengthening FP in the regions with high unmet need for FP: CAR, CHD 5, 8, NCR, ARMM
Field of itinerant teams by retained hospitals to provide VS services nearer to the community
Installation of COmmunity Based Management Information System
Provision of augmentation funds for CBMIS activities
59 VI. Contraceptive Interdependence Initiative
Expansion of PhilHealth coverage to include health centers providing No Scalpel Vasectomy and FP Itenerant Teams
Expansion of Philhealth benefit package to include pills, injectables and IUD
Social Marketing of contraceptives and FP services by the partner NGOs
National Funding/Subsidy
VIII. Development /Updating of FP CLinical Standards
IX. Formulation of FP related policies/guidelines. E.g. Creation of VS Outreach team by retained hospitals and its operationalization, GUidelines on the Provision of VS
services, etc.
X. Production and reproduction of FP advocacy and IEC materials
XI. Provision of logistics support such as FP commodities and VS drugs and medical supplies
Other Partners 1. Funding Agencies
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
United Nations Funds for Population Activities (UNFPA)
Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
Engender Health
The Futures Group 2. NGOs
Reachout foundation
DKT
Philippine Federation for Natual Family Planning (PFNFP)
John Snow Inc. - Well Family Clinic
Phlippine Legislators Committee on Population Development (PLPCD)
Remedios Foundation
Family Planning Organization of the Philippines (FPOP)
Institute of Maternal and Child Health (IMCH)
Integrated Maternal and Child Care Services and Development, Inc.
Friendly Care Foundation, Inc.
Institute of Reproductive Health 3. Other GOs
Commission on Population
DILG
DOLE
LGUs
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