Title: FPAN operation area to cover Acham and Illam district.

POPLINE Document Number: 129249

Source citation:

FPAN NEWSLETTER, 1997 Jan-Feb;17(1):1-2.

Abstract:

The Family Planning Association of Nepal (FPAN) began operations during the 1960s in 3 districts. Those activities have since expanded to cover 33 of the country's 75 districts, making it the largest nongovernmental organization working in the field of health and population. Working in line with government policy and expectancy, FPAN has been expanding its projects and programs to remote and unmet need areas. Activities have recently expanded to Acham and Illam districts. Acham is a remote district in the Far Western Development Region with a population of 2 million and a current contraceptive prevalence rate of 6.2%, far below the national level. Only 57.3% of reproductive-age married women in the district know about a family planning method. FPAN's project in the district will cover 10 of the 75 village development committees (VDCs) and a population of 28,617, providing birth spacing methods to 2500 clients and referral services for sterilization to 100 others. Reproductive health education will also be provided to 25% of the district's adolescents and young adults. Illam is a district in the Eastern Development Region with a population of 2.2 million. The contraceptive prevalence rate is 28.2% and the level of knowledge about a family planning method is 95.7%. The project will operate in 8 VDCs and is expected to provide family planning services to 4350 clients and promote reproductive health education among tea estate workers.

Keywords:

Nepal
Rural Population
Family Planning Programs
Nongovernmental Organizations
Developing Countries
Asia, Southern
Asia
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Family Planning
Programs
Organization and Administration
Organizations