Training of Roma Health Mediators in Reproductive Health

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• Not to have children
• To control births
• Population control
• To have less children
Explain that family planning means that a person or couple decides freely the number of
children they want to have and when they want to have them. It is the right of a couple to
have children by choice and not by chance.
Review with the group the objectives of family planning, using the trainer document
Family Planning as your guide.
Ask participants:
‣ Based on our discussion of reproductive health and family planning, what kinds
of health services are related to reproductive health (RH) and family planning
(FP)?
After the group has mentioned the services they are aware of, use the trainer document
Reproductive Health / Family Planning Services to review with the group the types of
RH/FP services that should be available in local health facilities (or by referral).
III.
CLIENTS’ RIGHTS, AND PRINCIPLES OF FAMILY PLANNING
SERVICES (15 minutes)
Explain that when a person asks for/receives any of these RH/FP services he/she is not
considered ill or in-need for medical assistance and is treated more like a “client”.
Make a short presentation about the client’s rights, using the trainer document The Rights
of the Client in a Family Planning Service.
Briefly explain to the group the basic principles of FP services and explain to participants
where to find the Client’s Rights and Principles of Family Planning in the Manual.
Emphasize that despite the fact that health mediators are not reproductive health service
providers, they need to respect the same principles as health care providers during their
discussions with women about family planning. Treating women in the community with
respect and giving them the chance to make decisions is a way of encouraging them to
look for services at health settings.
IV.
BENEFITS OF USING FAMILY PLANNING (40 minutes)
Divide participants in 4 small groups (depending on the size of the large group). Give to
each group a flipchart paper and a marker and ask them to work together and to write the
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RFHI/JSI Romania Training of RHMs in Reproductive Health Session 2: Basic Principles of RH & FP