§ Angus RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development pursuant to his answer of 14 October 2003, reference 131645 if he will list the(a) reproductive health and (b) family planning projects (i) run directly and (ii) supported financially by his Department in each Central American country, including an outline of each programme's aims and methods; and if he will make a statement. [132906]
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§ Hilary BennDFID is supporting two key programmes that involve work on reproductive health and family planning across all of Central America including Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador, Guatemala and E1 Salvador
Direct support on a £1.5 million project to reduce the impact of HIV/AIDS through strengthening national and regional capacity in HIV/AIDS prevention, control and care, focusing on Nicaragua and Honduras.A £2.0 million cross-regional project on improving sexual health and reproductive health with the United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) to reduce morbidity, mortality and the social problems associated with sexual and reproductive health in Central America. A component of this project involves funding for Marie Stopes International who are helping to provide access for adolescents to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) services in Managua, Nicaragua.