The Population Council has operated in Bolivia since 1991, when
it opened an office in La Paz to support implementation of
activities under the USAID-funded operations research and
technical assistance project in Latin America and the Caribbean
(INOPAL III).
Population Council staff in Bolivia have concentrated on
operations research and technical assistance to improve and
expand reproductive health and family planning services.
Activities include introduction of contraceptive methods,
strengthening contraceptive delivery systems within the national
health system, and documenting the needs of particular groups
such as mine workers. Other aspects of the Council’s program
have included research on sexually transmitted infections
(particularly the prevention of neonatal syphilis) as well as
postabortion care, youth, and quality of care. The Council is
perceived as a major source of technical assistance by the
Ministry of Health and by national NGOs providing health care
services. Council work in the near future focuses on the Gestión y Calidad en Salud project, which is being implemented
by a consortium led by John Snow, Inc., with the participation
of the Population Council and CARE International.
- Generated the evidence base and provided technical inputs that
enabled the Ministry of Health to add postabortion care to the
reproductive health services provided in public health
facilities.
- Conducted a nationally representative acceptability and
feasibility study on introducing rapid syphilis testing of
pregnant women. The results prompted the Ministry of Health to
include rapid testing of syphilis within the country’s
Maternal–Child Universal Insurance plan.
- Provided evidence that helped the Ministry of Health prepare
a comprehensive plan for reducing sexually transmitted
infections in Bolivia.
- Provided technical assistance to enable PROCOSI (the largest
NGO providing health care in Bolivia) to develop, test, and
expand a strategy to incorporate gender perspectives into its
sexual and reproductive health program.
- Provided technical assistance that enabled CIES (another
large NGO) to develop and test a model to offer comprehensive
health services for men. The model has been replicated in four
large clinics in Bolivia.
Current
- (7/05–4/10)
- (10/06–10/07)
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(3/06–4/07)
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FRONTIERS projects
Completed
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Fast Facts |
| Population (millions)
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8.9 |
| Total fertility rate |
3.8 |
Infant deaths per
1,000 live births |
54 |
Maternal deaths per
100,000 live births |
420 |
| Girls aged 20–24 marriedby age 18 (%)
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26 |
| HIV/AIDS prevalence (%) |
0.1 |
| Living below US $2 per day (%) |
34 |
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Publications/Resources |
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“Systematic screening: A strategy for determining
and meeting clients’ reproductive health needs” (2006) (PDF)
"Operations research to improve financial
sustainability in three Bolivian NGOs" (2006) (PDF)
"Evaluation of community education interventions in sexual and reproductive
health services in urban-marginal areas of La Paz, Bolivia" (2004) (PDF)
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Two children await their mother outside an
antenatal care clinic in Bolivia.
Photo credit: Freddy Tinajeros |
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