GOS/EC-ACP/UNFPA GOVERNMENT OF SURINAME, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND JOINT PROGRAMME FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 2003-2008 PROJECT GOAL & PURPOSES Goal: to have contributed to the Governments efforts towards the attainment of the ICPD targets and SRH related Millennium Development Goals with a rights and gender- based approach Purpose: to have contributed to: (i) increased availability and utilization of integrated and quality reproductive health services by women, men and adolescents and (ii) enhanced sexual and reproductive health information, knowledge and skills to bring about behavioral change in SRH practices. Project strategies The strategic focus is on capacity building through provision of technical support, training and institutional strengthening of GO’s and NGOs involved in SRH service provision throughout the land. Provision of obstetric material, SRH commodities and medical expendable and non expendable goods. The strategic focus is on capacity building through provision of technical support, training and institutional strengthening of GO’s and NGOs involved in SRH service provision throughout the land. Provision of obstetric material, SRH commodities and medical expendable and non expendable goods. Priority areas: Increase in contraceptive use Safe motherhood/ Maternal Mortality Reduction IEC/ Behavior change Increased access to and quality of SRH services Improvement of data collection Policy development, advocacy PROJECT IMPLEMENTERS REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES (RGD) MEDICAL MISSION BUREAU OF PUBLIC HEALTH (BOG) LOBI FOUNDATION BASIC LIFE SKILLS FOUNDATION MAXI LINDER FOUNDATION PROHEALTH DERMATOLOGY SERVICES MAN MIT MAN The programme uses –among others- the following indicators to measure progress on the several levels: HIV Prevalence Rate Maternal Mortality Ratio Infant Mortality Rate Perinatal mortality Rate Skilled attendants at birth(%) Assisted Deliveries at health facilities (%) : % men, women, adolescents and males /females CSW receiving SRH services Contraceptive Prevalence Rate, disaggregated to sex and age groups % of unplanned pregnancies among primary and secondary school children # of women, men and adolescents reached with BCC interventions # of people informed on family planning methods and safe sex behavior # of parents of pilot schools covered with BLS parent training # of publication with best practices available and distributed # of male condoms distributed # of female condoms distributed STI knowledge (signs and symptoms) (%) Knowledge of risks related to pregnancy /delivery (%) Knowledge of modern contraceptive methods (%) % of health facilities offering normal, and emergency contraceptive care and adolescent friendly health care