Reproductive Health
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This sub-programme of UNFPA São Tomé and Principe seeks to assure a good quality of service that is widely accessible in all districts. It is based on national priorities of reducing the fertility rate, the frequency of abortions and the high incidence of STDs in the country.

Our aims are multi pronged as the subject of reproductive health crosses many side topics.

Broadly we aim to:

inform public opinion of issues surrounding reproductive health and encourage greater use of services already existing

increase contraceptive use from 15 to 25% and increase the coverage of services like:

pre and post natal care
tetanus vaccinations
obstetrics
STD treatment
post abortion counselling

These will be incorporated by assisting the government to:

improve and equip primary health care centres to offer family planning facilities

support school clinics run by nurses

establish norms, rules and orientation systems to co-ordinate reproductive health providers

reinforce local and central level management capacity, organising a structure, providing technical assistance and creating management tools

place costs of reproductive health, such as contraceptives and essential equipment, at the ordinary level of the health budget

In the framework of information, education and communication (IEC), our activities are:

to reinforce government and NGO capacity to participate in IEC

to carry out socio-cultural research of the factors determining sexual behaviour and use of reproductive services

to carry out media based information campaigns looking at male and female roles, and develop community information activities

to facilitate post abortion counselling with obstetricians in maternity centres

Responsible behaviour from adolescents will be encouraged by:

organising peer level advice

the creation of counselling services for adolescents

adapting health centres to the needs of the young in reproductive health

incorporating matters of reproductive health in school curricula for primary and pre-university classes, placing emphasis on teaching methods

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