2005-2006 Workplan

Overall goal of partnership: To improve family planning and reproductive health among the populations of Voskresensk, Mytischi, Ramenskoe, and Dubna by increasing availability of and access to evidence-based family planning/reproductive health (FP/RH) services at the primary care level.

Objective #1: To expand the availability of evidence-based family planning/reproductive health services to primary health care facilities in four identified sites.

Objective #2: To increase exposure of the general public in pilot sites to useful and accurate information on FP / RH.

Objective #3: To improve the quality of reproductive health services in the four identified sites.

A family planning and leadership development training was held in Dubna. The basics of clinical practice guidelines were discussed, results of patient and provider surveys were presented and participants were introduced to AIHA’s Learning Resource Center (LRC) model.

US partners traveled to Dubna to meet with team members from the four pilot cities of Voskresensk, Mytischi, Ramenskoe and Dubna. Russian participants included city officials and representatives from women’s birthing centers as well as members of the Russian Ministry of Health.