Implement the community-operated reproductive health project in Ghana with $30,000 for the year of 2009

Yokohama Action Plan: [3]Support the international efforts to achieve universal access to reproductive health services.

Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners: ● Improve the ability of men and women especially the youth, the poor and the marginalized to exercise their rights to access SRH information and high quality services including family planning.

Potential Resources, Possible Contributions: Implement the community-operated reproductive health project in Ghana with $30,000 for the year of 2009

Implementing Partners: Japanese Organization for International Cooperation in Family Planning (JOICFP)/Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG)

Status: On-going -
(i) To increase the number of people who have proper knowledge on specific sexual behaviour and reproductive health issues, 5,907 behavioural change communication activities were implemented from April to September 2009
(ii) To increase the availability of SRH, RCH, and PMTCT services to women and children in all project communities, 17,873 family planning service/CT & PMTCT were provided from April to September 2009.
(iii) To strengthen management systems and capabilities of sub-districts, local steering committees and community volunteers through advocacy, monitoring visits, advocacy presentation, and meetings involving stakeholders were organised.
(iv) The above activities covered, in total, projected population of 35,901 in 15 communities in Ashanti region of Ghana.