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IEC |
Contraceptive Supply and Distribution |
Family Planning and Population Research |
Family Planning Statistics and MIS |
| IEC |
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Promote new products and services as they become available.
Increase understanding of contraceptive use and side effects. |
Assist in research on effectiveness of IEC activities. |
Work with statistics department to develop statistics for IEC monitoring and evaluation.
Obtain information useful for IEC decision making. |
| Contraceptive Supply and Distribution |
Make certain that all products being promoted are available |
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Collaborate on research on product acceptance and use, supply pipeline lead time, and supplier performance.
Collaborate on improvement of data sources for forecasting of supplies. |
Supply information for population-based estimates of contraceptive requirements.
Make inventory records available.
Assist in the development of inventory management procedures.
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| Family Planning and Population Research |
Test effectiveness of IEC activities |
Conduct research on:
- product acceptance/use
- supply lead time
- supplier performance.
Improve data sources for forecasting supplies
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Monitor changes in contraceptive use under different strategies (for example, fees, community preparation). |
| Family Planning Statistics and MIS |
Develop statistics for IEC monitoring and evaluation |
Make population-based estimates of contra-ceptive requirements.
Develop inventory management procedures and recordkeeping. |
Provide information on contraceptive use under different strategies (for example, fees, community participation). |
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| Policy |
Work with IEC to make sure IEC strategies reflects overall organizational policy. |
Review regulations surrounding contraceptive availability. |
Request appropriate information and analyses to support policy decision making. |
Request appropriate data to support policy decision making. |
| Finance |
Make sure program has adequate financing to meet increase in demand for services created by IEC campaign.
Analyze cost and benefits of various promotion strategies. |
Establish user fees. |
Study income available for purchasing contraceptives.
Study mechanisms for financing FP services.
Develop mechanisms to determine cost of services.
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Collect and analyze information on cost per type if method/cost per user.
Provide information on costs of different services. |
| Service Delivery |
Coordinate the planning and execution of IEC activities and clinical services.
Link IEC activities to clinical service delivery programs.
Develop consistent and accurate FP messages at clinic and community levels.
Link IEC activities to clinical service targets.
Coordinate supervisors' training in IEC and service delivery. |
Develop system for distribution to FP service delivery points.
Develop procedures for ordering contraceptives.
Use supervision visits to restock facilities as needed.
Estimate the quantities of contraceptive supplies needed at what levels and how often. |
Supply information for research on the effectiveness and impact of current services.
Collaborate on testing new service sites. |
Use targets to motivate service providers.
Provide raw data for service delivery statistics, demographic data, health statistics, and use analyzed data for program planning.
Ensure that information gets back to service providers. |
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Policy |
Finance |
Service Delivery |
| IEC |
Make sure IEC strategy reflects overall organizational policy. |
Ensure sufficient funds to meet increased demand for services caused by IEC campaign.
Work with finance department to analyze costs/benefits of strategies. |
Develop consistent and accurate FP messages at clinic and community level through oversight of service delivery.
Link IEC activities to clinical service targets. |
| Contraceptive Supply and Distribution |
Develop policies that help to ensure unrestricted access to contraceptives. |
Participate in establishment of user fees. |
Contribute to development of a system for distribution to family planning service points.
Participate in the development of procedures for ordering contraceptives.
Provide information on which to base estimates of quantities of contraceptive supplies needed at what level and how often. |
| Planning and Population Research |
Develop a system to obtain the information needed for policy decision making. |
Study income available for purchasing contraceptives.
Study mechanisms for financing FP services.
Develop mechanisms for determining cost of services. |
Research the effectiveness and impact of current services.
Develop pilot projects to test new service delivery alternatives. |
| Family Planning Statistics and MIS |
Provide data requested to support policy decision making |
Compile information on cost per user type.
Integrate services and financial information and determine costs of services under different service mixes.
Differentiate clients' income and other FP statistics; integrate with financial data. |
Help develop and monitor targets for motivating service providers.
Obtain timely service delivery statistics, demographic data, health statistics, etc. for program planning.
Ensure that information gets back to service providers.
Include service provider targets in information system. |
| Policy |
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Develop policy on user fees. |
Develop policy determining who can deliver services, contraceptive prescriptions.
Develop supervisory systems for service providers.
Make sure protocols are updated when policy changes. |
| Finance |
Develop financial systems to handle collection of money from contraceptive sales. |
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Analyze the full cost of delivering service.
Develop a financing system that permits the provision of all types of services to all clients. |
| Service Delivery |
Participate in the development of a policy regarding who can deliver services.
Contribute to the development of supervisory systems for service providers. |
Develop a financing system that permits the provision of all types of services to all clients. |
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