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Reproductive Health Indicators:

Total population (millions):	88.5
Life expectancy:	M:72.5
Life expectancy:	F:76.4
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births):	150
Infant mortality ratio (per 1,000 lives birth):	19
Contraceptive prevalence rate (Modern methods):	60
Birth per 1,000 women aged 15-19:	18
HIV prevalence rate (15-49):	M:0.8
HIV prevalence rate (15-49):	F:0.3

Reference:
UNFPA, state of the world population, 2008

Pilot Small-scale Community Project – Provision of Reproductive Health (RH), Family Planning (FP),
Safe Motherhood and Parasite Control Information, Counseling and Services Integrated
with Micro-credit through Community-based distributors (CBDs)

	Project Objectives
	To improve health status of women and children (2-5 years old) in Gia Binh district.To further ensure sustainability of the project.
	Main Funding sources
	ISC, Donations from Japanese public
	Project Period
	Jan 2003
	Counterpart
	Vietnam Family Planning Association (VINAFPA)

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	Activities
	1) Basic and refresher training for CBDs covering knowledge on RH, FP, counseling, IEC skills, micro-credit and saving 2) RH-FP, Safe Motherhood and Parasite Control, BCC Activities through home visits and, counceling with distribution of information by CBDs 3) Micro-credit activities for family economic development