2005-2006 baseline assessment for the CRTU Program: Reproductive Health and Family Planning in Madagascar.

This report on the reproductive health and family planning program in Madagascar is intended to serve two primary purposes: 1) as a resource for CRTU staff and colleagues who are working together on research research utilization and other reproductive health activities in Madagascar under the CRTU; and 2) as a tool to facilitate documentation of changes in Madagascar over the course of the five-year CRTU program. This assessment compiles information from key resource documents and synthesizes the most recent qualitative and quantitative data on family planning and reproductive health in Madagascar with special attention paid to the integration of HIV and family planning services. In addition this report summarizes ongoing work under the CRTU as well as results of a family planning assessment conducted in March 2006 in which the MOHFP partner cooperating agencies (CAs) and health providers identified opportunities for improvement and areas in which best practices can be applied. These priority areas coupled with the CRTUs own goals and outcomes and shaped by partnerships and funding realities will inform and influence the future course of work in Madagascar under the CRTU. (excerpt)