Open AccessIntegrating a reproductive health framework within primary care services: The experience of the Reproductive Health Intervention Study
Author(s) -
Hind Khattab,
Manal Mohamed Kamal,
Ms Nadine,
Karraze Shorbagi,
Dina Galal,
Nehal A. Younis,
Abdelmonem Farag,
A. Awaliya Anwar,
Karima Khalil,
Miral Breebaart,
Huda Zurayk
Publication year - 2000
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.31899/rh2000.1037
Subject(s) - reproductive health , context (archaeology) , intervention (counseling) , primary health care , service delivery framework , service (business) , nursing , health policy , primary care , health care , health services , population , medicine , economic growth , public health , family medicine , environmental health , business , geography , marketing , archaeology , economics
This paper is part of the Policy Series in Reproductive Health, which shares research undertaken by the Reproductive Health Working Group (RHWG). It describes the Reproductive Health Intervention Study, which designed and tested a model of essential reproductive health (RH) services. RHWG was established in 1988 as part of a special program on the health of women and children within the context of the family and community initiated by the Population Council’s Regional Office for the West Asia and North Africa region. The paper identifies a framework of basic service components that address RH and shows that their delivery is possible at the primary level. It gives an overview of this experience, which illustrates how the RH approach can be translated into actual service delivery at the primary care level in a developing country setting. The paper outlines the framework that was developed and tested in three rural primary care clinics in Giza, Egypt; presents the main achievements as well as challenges; and discusses the most salient policy implications.