The Family Planning Association of Pakistan came into being in 1953 with a commitment to responsible parenthood. Later on it enlarged its scope to cover complete sexual and reproductive health of the whole family. The aim to cover complete family was an off shoot of organizational concern for the total well being of women, children , families and communities in Pakistan.
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The Family Planning Association of Pakistan is the largest non-government organization in the social sector and alongside the Government, is the key provider of family planning services in Pakistan. FPAP has successfully evolved since its foundation in 1953 to incorporate a broad-based strategy...
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The Family Planning Association of Pakistan is the largest non-government organization in the social sector and alongside the Government, is the key provider of family planning services in Pakistan. FPAP has successfully evolved since its foundation in 1953 to incorporate a broad-based strategy of integrating family planning into overall national development. This includes focusing on women's social status and development, involving youth, encouraging community participation and broadening the scope of service provision to incorporate reproductive health care, safe motherhood and child survival.
The Association is on target to reach or exceed its strategic goals of extending its reach by 100 per cent and increasing service delivery by 50 per cent by the year 2002. FPAP has160 work units, with over 540 service outlets in all provinces of the country and contributes 10-12 percent of the family planning national service delivery. FPAP were pioneers in the concepts of social marketing of contraceptives, family welfare centres and reproductive health services. FPAP has also been involved in the clinical trials of Norplant.
FPAP have created educational programmes including mass media activities, a mobile audio-visual van, AIDS awareness programmes, a monthly journal 'Sukhi Ghar', and an award winning programme educating newly married couples.
Their services include the provision of reproductive health services through family health clinics and hospitals, mobile units, outreach work and doorstep services (Chakwal and Narowal). They have successfully built networks with other organizations and groups such as the Armed Forces, private physicians and other NGO's. Collaborative projects include the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Health Services and Family Planning Project and the Family Planning on the Roof of the World (northern areas).
They organize educational workshops, skills training, literacy and environment conservation for the development and empowerment of women and the girl child.
FPAP also run training programmes for physicians, hakeems (traditional practitioners), dais (traditional birth attendants), paramedics, family welfare workers, volunteers and staff
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