ICOMP: International Council on Management of Population Programmes

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Three Decades of ICOMP: 1974-2003

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Achieving the MDGs in Asia:Policies and Strategies for Institutional Development in
Population and RH

by: Prof Jay Satia, Executive Director, ICOMP
Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Population Economist and Independent Policy & Management Consultant

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Strengthening Leadership and Management Capacity	Building Good Practices	Promoting Policy Dialogue

Innovations: Journal on Innovative Approaches
to Population Programme Management
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Our Innovations journal features innovative approaches undertaken by different programmes in a variety of socio-cultural contexts.

Volume 11: 2006 Empowerment of Women through SRH Programmes

Case Studies:
1. Bangladesh Women's Health Coalition, Bangladesh:
Improving Equitable Relationship between Community Women and Men

2. Yayasan Kusuma Buana, Indonesia: Increasing Community Participation and Involvement, Especially Men

3. Planned Parenthood Association of Thailand, Thailand: Increasing Gender-sensitivity and Women's Empowerment Knowledge in Community

Volume 10: 2006 Theme: Linked Response to Reproductive Health
and HIV/AIDS

Case Studies:
1. Behaviour Change Communication: IEC/BCC with combined messages; reaching men; mobilizing community for linked response

2. Linking Services: PMTCT; FP, STI and VCT; condoms for dual protection; comprehensive package of linked services

3. Reaching Special Target Groups: Linked services for young people, FP/RH services for vulnerable groups, RH for People living with HIV/AIDS

Volume 9, 2001 Theme: Violence against Women

Case Studies:
1. Kenya: Breaking the silence on gender-based violence- Coalition
on Violence Against Women (COVAW).

2. Malaysia: One-Stop Crisis Centre- A model of hospital-based
services for domestic violence survivors - ICOMP.

3. Thailand: Prevention of domestic violence against women and
children through the promotion of reproductive health– Planned Parenthood of Thailand (PPAT).

4. Bolivia: Prevention and care of intra-family violence from a public
health perspective– Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO).

Volume 7-8, 1999 Theme: Institutionalising Reproductive Health
Programmes

Case Studies:

1. South Africa: Creating a policy consensus on reproductive health– Transformation of Reproductive Health Services Project (TRHSP).

2. Mexico: Organisational framework for the implementation of the ICPDPOA– Directorate of Reproductive Health, Ministry of Health.

3. China: Toward a quality of care approach: Reorientation of the family planning programme– State Family Planning Commission.

4. India: Paradigm shift in India’s family welfare programme: A review of the target-free approach in family planning– Department of Family Welfare.

5. Thailand: Institutionalising reproductive health programmes– Ministry of Public Health.

6. Uganda: Utilising pilot projects to develop reproductive health programme– CARE International Uganda.

7. Turkey: Integrating an expanded range of reproductive health services in primary health care– Ministry of Health.

8. Indonesia: Emerging role of field staff of population/family planning agency– National Family Planning Coordinating Board of Indonesia.

9. Philippines: Reproductive health programmes under health reform– Department of Health.

Other Papers:
1. Issues in institutionalising reproductive health programmes.
2. Reproductive health service delivery package: A synthesis of experiences
3. Alliance with civil society.
4. Monitoring progress and ensuring accountability of reproductive health services
provision – A road map.

Volume 6, 1998 Theme: Reproductive Health in Sub-Saharan Africa

Case Studies:
1. Uganda: A promising success in discarding female genital mutilation– The Reproductive, Educative and Community Health (REACH) Project.

2. Kenya: Addressing female genital mutilation in Nyambene district– Family Planning Association of Kenya.

3. Ghana: Teenage clinic and rehabilitation project– Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana.

4. Sierra Leone: Male involvement in sexual and reproductive health/family planning– Planned Parenthood Association of Sierra Leone .

5. Uganda: Reducing maternal mortality– The Rural Extended Services and Care for Ultimate Emergency Relief (RESCUER) Project under the Ministry of Health.

Volume 5, 1997 Theme: Gender and Reproductive Health

Case Studies:

1. South Africa: Reproductive health services transformation project. An
example of mainstreaming gender in health systems development–
Women’s Health Project.

2. Pakistan: Breaking new grounds– Aahung’s Karachi Reproductive Health Project.

3. Philippines: Towards a gender responsive and gender-sensitive family
planning and population programme. Lessons from a pilot project– ICOMP
with Institute for Social Studies and Action(ISSA).

4. India: Operationalising gender sensitivity at the grassroots– Women’s
health committees at the Shamirpet Primary Health Centre, Andhra
Pradesh.

Volume 4, 1996 Theme: Men and Reproductive Health

Case Studies:

1. Indonesia: Empowering women farmers through men– YPP (Rural
Development Foundation).

2. Philippines: Reaching out to men through service delivery– Population
Services Pilipinas Inc.

3. Colombia: Involving men in population activities– PROFAMILIA.

4. Ghana: Motivating men to be involved– Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana.

5. Zimbabwe: Multi-media campaign to enhance male involvement– Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council.

6. Pakistan, Philippines and Vietnam: Changing the attitudes and behaviours of men through social marketing– DKT International Inc. and Population Services International Inc.

Volume 3, 1995 Theme: Reproductive Health

Case Studies:

1. Brazil: Meeting men’s reproductive health needs– PRO-PATER.

2. Kenya: Quality services for STDs– Ministry of Health.

3. India: Family approach to reproductive health services– Tata Iron & Steel Company.

4. Tanzania: Helping young people cope– UMATI (Family Planning Association of Tanzania).

Volume 2, 1995 Theme: Youth Reproductive Health

Case Studies:

1. Sri Lanka: Reproductive & sexual health education– Family Planning Association of Sri Lanka.

2. Thailand: AIDS prevention through health education and non-formal counselling– Thai Red Cross Program on AIDS.

Family Planning Association of India, Lucknow branch.3. India: Making sexual & reproductive health a youth affair–

4. Malaysia: The Youth Advisory Centre– Family Planning Association of Penang.

5. Philippines: Development and family life education– Family Planning
Organisation of the Philippines, Davao branch.

Volume 1, 1994 Theme: Quality of Care

Case Studies:

1. Bangladesh: Introducing COPE in Asia: A quality management tool for family planning services– AVSC International and AVSC Asia Regional Office.

2. Mexico: A continuous quality improvement programme at the Catemaco Logistics Center– MEXFAM.

3. China: Quality of family planning services in Taicang country, Jiangsu province– Nanjing College for Population Programme Management.

4. Egypt: The quality improvement programme– Ministry of Health.

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