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Meeting the needs. Policy.

S S Mehra

Integration (1998) PMID 12294071

The current unsatisfactory status of reproductive health (RH) in the Philippines needs to be improved. Inadequate access to treatment for reproductive morbidity, unmet need for family planning, violence against women, inadequate access to and delivery of prenatal care, and inadequate care during delivery are some reasons why reproductive health care urgently needs to be promoted. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) has been supporting the Philippines' population program since 1972. The current Fourth Country Program of Assistance to the Philippines for 1994-98 aims to help the government of the Philippines achieve population growth and distribution which are consistent with sustainable development. The current UNFPA-assisted program has the following sub-programs: reproductive health (RH) and family planning (FP); population and development strategies; gender, population, and development; and adolescent health and youth development. Total program budget is US$35 million. The RH/FP program is discussed, followed by consideration of the difficulties which must be overcome and the Sustainable Community-based RH/FP Project Emphasizing Quality of Care.

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