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Jim* -J AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION International Health Programs 1015 Fifteenth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20005 AN EVALUATION OF THE POPULATION AND FAMILY PLANNING SUPPORT PROJECT IN MOROCCO A Report Prepared By: JEAN LECOMTE, M.D., TEAM LEADER fMIRIAM LABBOK, M.D., M.P.H. JAY FRIEDMAN, M.A. During The Period: NOVEMBER 30, 1981 - DECEMBER 21, 1981 Supported By The: U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (ADSS) AID/DSPE-C-0053 AUTHORIZATION: Ltr. AID/DS/POP: 4/12/82 Assgn. No. 582127 EDITOR'S NOTE Jean LeComte, M.D., an independent consultant, and Miriam Labbok, M.D., M.P.H., Department of Population Dynamics, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, are consultants to the American Public Health Association. Mr. Jay Friedman, M.A., is employed by the Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, Georgia. -i CONTE NTS Page EDITOR'S NOTE ....... ... ............................ i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........ .......................... .. v ABBREVIATIONS ....... .. ............................ xv I. HEALTH POLICY AND POPULATION IN MOROCCO ..... ............ 1 Research into Alternative Health Care ..... ............. 3 Health Protection of Mothers ..... ................ 3 Reduction of Infant Mortality .... ................... 3 II. FAMILY PLANNING WITHIN HEALTH POLICY .. ............ 5 Family Planning as Part of Basic Health ..... ............ 5 Sterilization ....... .. ......................... 6 Abortion ............... ................. 7 Commercial Sale of Subsidized Contraceptives . ....... 7 Acceptability of
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