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answer text: Angus Robertson: To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what the structure, aims and methods of the DFIDReproductive Health Support Project in Zambia are, broken down by projected per annum expenditure for the three year allocatedbudget approved in 2001; and if he will make a statement. [133338]Hilary Benn: Reproductive health encompasses the services for family planning, contraception and childbearing that make an importantcontribution to increasing women's choice and opportunity, and to preventing unplanned or unwanted pregnancy. DFID is committed topromoting reproductive health and fighting HIV/AIDS. Since 2001, DFID direct support to reproductive health in Zambia has beenthrough the Reproductive Health Support Project worth £2.9 million. Financial year spending has been:_________________________________________________________________________________________________.£2001-02 78,8392002-03 1,221,5822003-04 11,580,000_________________________________________________________________________________________________.1 Estimate for the full yearThe aim of the project is to increase the use of modern methods of family planning and the use of condoms for the prevention ofsexually transmitted infections, including HIV. The project is managed by the Central Board of Health, which is the statutory bodyset up by the Zambian Government to implement health policies. Through this programme, and its forerunner, contraceptivedistribution and use have increased.
answer given date: 2003-10-22+01:00
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