{"id":19930,"date":"2007-07-10T14:58:22","date_gmt":"2007-07-10T12:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aidos.local\/?post_type=project&p=19930"},"modified":"2021-11-05T13:13:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-05T12:13:27","slug":"syria-strengthening-the-sfpa-clinic-as-a-center-for-the-health-of-women-adolescents-and-men-pilot-experience-in-the-halbouni-clininc-in-damascus","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/aidos.it\/en\/project\/syria-strengthening-the-sfpa-clinic-as-a-center-for-the-health-of-women-adolescents-and-men-pilot-experience-in-the-halbouni-clininc-in-damascus\/","title":{"rendered":"SYRIA – Strengthening the SFPA clinic as a Center for the health of women, adolescents and men: pilot experience in the Halbouni clininc in Damascus"},"content":{"rendered":"

2007\u00a0 Sexual and reproductive health \/ Violence against women<\/strong><\/p>\n

WHERE<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Halbouni, Damascus (Syria)<\/strong><\/p>\n

PARTNER<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The Syrian Family Planning Association (SFPA)<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Syria has a population of about 20 million inhabitants, of which 39.4% are under the age of 15. The demographic growth rate is high: from 3.3% in the eighties to 2.4% in 2007. The fertility rate<\/strong> in 2004 was 3.5 children per woman. Despite the increase in the use of family planning methods deriving from the efforts exerted by the Syrian Government to support this policy, the percentage of women recurring to contraceptive methods is still low. Early marriage<\/strong> is prevalent among poorer segments of the population and the less educated. Women illiteracy<\/strong> accounts for 26% of the population above 15. (UNFPA, State of the World Population, 2007). While gender parity in primary education has nearly been achieved, there are still many areas where girls are more likely to drop out of school than boys<\/strong>. This is due to a prevailing attitude that girls should be brought up to become wives and mothers only and therefore it is not important for them to be educated beyond basic literacy. Cultural and social barriers<\/strong> discourage women from being active in the socio-economic growth of their country. Issues related to sexuality and sexual behaviour are still inefficiently addressed and closely affected by socio-cultural and religious factors. The family context is the one in which the greatest number of violence occurs.<\/p>\n

GOALS<\/span>
\n<\/strong>The project aims to upgrade one the 19 Clinics of the SFPA into a Health Counselling Center<\/strong> (HCC) through training and introducing new services to respond to an increasing demand for qualified and integrated reproductive health<\/a><\/strong><\/span> care. It aims at attaining higher standards of physical, psychological and social wellbeing of women, men and adolescents\u00a0living in Damascus, on the outskirts of the city and in rural areas, by adopting a holistic approach<\/strong> to reproductive health in order to: improve reproductive health;\u00a0promote responsible family planning;\u00a0reduce maternal and neonatal mortality;\u00a0contribute to the reduction of sexually transmitted diseases and HIV \/ AIDS;\u00a0raise the awareness of adolescents and young people on reproductive health issues;\u00a0reduce the incidence of early marriages and pregnancies;\u00a0prevent and reduce the incidence of gender-based violence.\u00a0To achieve these goals, the Clinic offers:<\/strong><\/p>\n