Family Planning Programming-Elements of Success (online training course)
Elements: Well-trained, supervised, motivated staff, Strong leadership and good management, Integration of services, Communication and outreach strategies, Programs guided by research, M&E, and MIS, Free or inexpensive services for poor, Supportive government policies, Logistics systems and continuous supply of contraceptives, Client-centered care, Mix of service delivery points, Big picture
Region: Global
Year: 2008
Author:Richey, C. and Salem, R. (INFO Project, for the Global Health eLearning Center)
This online training course is based on the issue of Population Reports, "Elements of Success in Family Planning Programming." It summarizes the core factors contributing to success in family planning programming, as identified by family planning professionals around the world. It highlights program experiences, best practices, and lessons learned. These guiding principles can help family planning professionals plan new programs, make improvements to existing programs, and prepare for future developments and challenges. The course is free and available to all who are interested.
Spectrum software
Year: 2008
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This software package helps program managers predict requirements needed to reach goals for addressing unmet need or achieving desired fertility. It can be used to set realistic goals and to plan for the service expansion required to meet program objectives. The program uses assumptions about the proximate determinants of fertility and the characteristics of the family planning program to calculate the cost and the number of users and acceptors of different methods by source. Various strategies can be simulated as a way to evaluate alternative methods of achieving program goals.
