28.06.2013 Views

POPULATION ADVISOR PROJECT MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH ...

POPULATION ADVISOR PROJECT MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH ...

POPULATION ADVISOR PROJECT MINISTRY OF PUBLIC HEALTH ...

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

UTIhN L)&I.T'F.EDJ I!,W JN ', 1 77UgJI<br />

ANTI-CO1TRACEFTIVE LAW WHICH NOW MA&FS THE SALE,<br />

DISTRIEBUTION AND ADVERTISEMENT <strong>OF</strong> CONTRACFPTIVES ILLEGAL<br />

(FOLLOWING ON THF FRENCH 1920 LAW).<br />

(D) COLLABORATION 'ETWEEN THE <strong>PUBLIC</strong> AND PRIVATE<br />

SECTORS TO ENSUP? THE DEVFLOPMENT <strong>OF</strong> A FAMILY PLANNING<br />

PROGRAM AND TEF CREATION O A FAMILY PLANNING<br />

ASSOCIATION.<br />

2. INTRODUCTION: TH; CPAI1AN TERM FOR -FAMILY<br />

PLANNING" IS "BIFN-iTRE FAMILIAL." TO TEF CHADIANS THY<br />

TERM FAMILT PLANNINC" 'ENCOMPASSES FOUR ELEMENTS: (A)<br />

CHILD-SPACING, (B) S:.UALLY-TRANSMITTWD DISEASES,<br />

INCLUDING AIDS, (C) INFERTILITY AND (D) <strong>HEALTH</strong><br />

EDUCATION. THIS REFLECTS THE CHADIANS' FULL RANGE <strong>OF</strong><br />

CON;YRN. WITH A COUPLE'S PROPLIMS IN HAVING WELL-SPACYID,<br />

UEAITXYCFILDREN REAR'FP ]Y .EATTHY MOTHERS TO A COUPLY'S<br />

BEING UNABLE TO CONCEIVE DUE TO PRIMARY OR SECONDARY<br />

INFERTILITY. R1ENCEFORTH WHEN THE TERM "FAMILY PLANNING_<br />

IS USED, WE RESP.CT THE ABOVE CHADIAN DEFINITION.<br />

TEE GOVERNMENT <strong>OF</strong> CHAD ORGANIZED ITS FIRST FAMILY<br />

PLANNING CONFERENCE WHICH WAS HELD IN N'DJAMYNA OCTOBER<br />

15-21, 1988 UNDER TH. AUSPICES <strong>OF</strong> TEE PRESIDENT <strong>OF</strong> THE<br />

RE<strong>PUBLIC</strong>. THE TITLE <strong>OF</strong> THE CONFERENCE WAS "(PREMIERE)<br />

CONIIRFNCF SUR I'l BIFN-FTP. FAMILIAL AU TCHA., AT TEE<br />

OPENING SESSION <strong>OF</strong> TlHE: CONFER.NCE THE PP . DENT'S SPEECH<br />

WAS RFAD BY THE MINISTFR <strong>OF</strong> STATE, REPRI}tfTING<br />

PRESID.NT BABRE AND THE SiCONr-RAN.%ING CHADIAN IN TFE<br />

GOVERNMENT. HIS SPEECH AVD THE OPENING SPEECH <strong>OF</strong> TH,<br />

MINISTIP <strong>OF</strong> <strong>PUBLIC</strong> <strong>HEALTH</strong> BOTH EMPHASIZED THAT CHAD HAS.<br />

ONE <strong>OF</strong> THE HIGHEST RATES <strong>OF</strong> INFANT (21o/1-90e) AID'"<br />

MATr.RNAL (80/1e,000) MORTALITY IN THE WORLD. THUS TEE.<br />

PRESIDENT'S SPEECH CALLED FOR SERVICES WHIC 'ILL<br />

CONTRIBUTE 1!- A SIGNIFICANT WAY TO REDUCING TiESE HIGH<br />

RAlES. AT THE CLOSING SESSION <strong>OF</strong> THE CONFERENCE, TFF<br />

MINISTER <strong>OF</strong> <strong>PUBLIC</strong> <strong>HEALTH</strong>'S SPEECH EMPHASIZED THAT ONE<br />

O THE GOVERNMENT'S MAJ<strong>OF</strong> PRIORITIES IS "TEE PROMOTION<br />

Of YAMILY PLANNING AS AN INTYGRAL COMPONENT 0 MATf',RNAL<br />

AND ChILD <strong>HEALTH</strong>.- 4E ADDlD THAT A NATIONAL POLICY FOR<br />

FAMILY PLANNING<br />

ACCOUNT<br />

I&ILL NOW EMERGE WICE WILL TA.LE INTO<br />

CHAD'S FTHNIG, SOCIO-CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS<br />

D.LIVERSITY.<br />

DT<br />

UNCLASSIFIED NI'JAM YNA t 17

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!