Related Health Topics: MAQ Bulletin, Issue 3

MAQ: PROGRESS IN TOGO

Information collected and submitted by INTRAH In-depth, followup interviews were conducted in September 1997 with the chiefs of the Family Health Division, the Directorate of Women’s Promotion and the Association Togolese pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ATBEF) to assess progress toward achieving the objectives in Togo’s MAQ action plan developed at the 1995 Francophone Regional MAQ Conference. The responses demonstrated that significant progress has been made in implementing the Togo MAQ action plan over the past two years.

For example, in June 1997, 65 participants (policymakers, key program managers, supervisors, trainers and service providers from the Ministry of Health [MOH], professional and nongovernmental organizations and international organizations) revised the National Family Planning (FP) Service Policy and Standards document to include a broader range of reproductive health (RH) services addressing:

Maternal and child health

Youth and men as special populations

Gender issues

Harmful traditional practices

Service quality criteria were incorporated in the document, including those related to:

Informed choice

Confidentiality

Infection prevention

Technical competencies

Monitoring protocols

The revised document has been reviewed by organizations involved in RH programs in Togo, and was officially approved by the MOH in December 1997. Countrywide dissemination and applications of the expanded and revised service policies and standards among the public, nongovernmental and private sectors will be launched in February 1998, to include revisions to pre- and inservice training curricula and service delivery protocols, reflecting a stronger RH emphasis.

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