CARE's family planning programme aims to reduce mistimed or undesired pregnancies among Congolese women with an eventual reduction in pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality rates via a regular supply of quality contraceptives, increased capacity of health workers to profvide family planning information and services and increased awareness and practice of health family planning behaviours. Working through health centers as well as community health workers, the programme will build their capacity on clinical family planning and counseling, distribute contraceptives and reinforce the logistic supply systems and develop behaviour change communications activities to promote knowledge and use of family planning methods. CARE will work through community based organizations and peer educators to help increase demand and better inform communities around family planning issues. The programme will also implement an operational research component that will focus on affordable pricing structures for contraceptive products to contribute towards the sustainability of family planning services.
