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Involving women at all levels. China.


 This news brief describes China's Integrated Program (IP) of family planning and maternal and child health at the community level. Women are involved in this project at all levels. The program is being implemented in cooperation with the State Family Planning Commission (SFPC) of the national government and the China Family Planning Association, which receives funding from the International Planned Parenthood Federation. The program is promoted in 18 areas of 16 provinces and autonomous regions and involves a target population of over 3.4 million people. China's Vice Minister of SFPC and chairperson of the IP steering committee states that the program fulfills the recommendations of the World Summit on Social Development by providing economic development, poverty alleviation, and health improvement. IP also fulfills the mandate of the International Conference on Population and Development by promoting reproductive health rather than population control. The program aims to educate the community about parasite control and to improve environmental sanitation and safe drinking water supplies. Success in some project areas is measured in increased contraceptive prevalence and in reduction of abortions. The program organizes women's clubs, which provide education about safe motherhood and prevention of reproductive tract infections. Women's groups also engage in income generation activities such as livestock production and development of vegetable gardens. Women are trained as community volunteers. Outreach components encourage health check-ups at local health centers. A mobile van is popular in villages and provides services for a fee. The Taicang IP center is a model for project sustainability and quality of care.
