POPULATN & HLTH I

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The principal objectives of the Population and Health Project are to assist the Government: (i) to achieve the objectives of the National Population Policy (1983) and (ii) to develop a more cost-effective health services delivery system in line with its Health Policy (1984). To this end, the project consists of three parts. Part A seeks to strnegthen population and family planning programs through technical assistance and program support for: population information in the Population Unit of the Planning Institute of Jamaica; family planning service delivery in the Ministry of Health (MOH); and information education and communication and social marketing of contraceptives (CSM) at the National Family Board. Part B consists of support for Ministry of Health efforts to improve the delivery of an integrated package of services in outpatient facilities, strengthen the referral system, and support the adoption of a health financing scheme. Finally, Part C supports innovative sub-projects designed to improve health and family planning programs.