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Reproductive Health Indicators:

Total population (millions):	65
Life expectancy:	M: 59.3
Life expectancy:	F: 65.4
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births):	380
Infant mortality ratio (per 1,000 lives birth):	65
Contraceptive prevalence rate (Modern methods):	33
Birth per 1,000 women aged 15-19:	16
HIV prevalence rate (15-49):	M: 0.8
HIV prevalence rate (15-49):	F: 0.6

Reference:
UNFPA, state of the world population, 2008

UNFPA Special Program of Assistance “Behavior Change Communication for Improved RH at the Community Level” (MYA2R11A) and “Youth, Adolescent Reproductive Health and HIV/AIDS” (MYA2R43A)

	Project Objectives
	1) To increase the utilization of integrated, quality, and gender-sensitive reproductive health (RH) services. 2) To achieve behavioral changes toward healthy reproductive and sexual practices through appropriate RH and HIV/AIDS information and counseling.
	Main Funding sources
	UNFPA
	Project Period
	January 2007– December 2010
	Counterpart
	Central Health Education Bureau (CHEB), Department of Health (DOH), Ministry of Health (MOH)

eNEWS March
Mid-term Review for UNFPA Myanmar Project

	Activities
	Covering 112 townships under the UNFPA program, the project serves to bring about behavior change through a two-fold strategy. One is to have community-level interventions in 32 selected townships, where community volunteers are recruited and trained for every 30 households, to serve as a pipe between the people and health services. Furthermore, youth information corners are set up in the same townships, where 45 youth volunteers are also recruited for reaching out especially to youth. The second strategy is to cover the whole 112 townships with appropriate information, education, and communication (IEC) materials on RH to be used by health personnel and community volunteers. This is accompanied by training on behavior change communication (BCC) for health staff.
	Achievements
	As a result of the ongoing activities, so far approximately 30,000 community volunteers have been recruited, along with 1,000 youth volunteers. These volunteers have actively promoted RH in their villages, providing basic but appropriate knowledge and promoting the access of their neighbors to health services. These community-level endeavors have resulted in an increase in contraceptive prevalence, visits to antenatal care (ANC), and deliveries attended by skilled birth attendants. The program is ongoing, and a final evaluation will be undertaken in 2010.

A youth volunteer uses the picture theater “Twin Angels” to talk about safe motherhood.

Women in the workplace listen intently to the story of “Twin Angels.”

Community volunteers receive their one- day basic training on reproductive health.

Educational materials have become important tools for transferring information.