Successful family planning: Profamilia in Colombia
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Successful family planning: Profamilia in Colombia
Abstract
PIP: Profamilia, the Association for the Welfare of the Colombian Family, was begun in 1965. It includes the largest Planned Parenthood clinic in the world. Profamilia's acceptors have increased from 83 in 1965 to 73,000 in 1972. In addition to the Profamilia service center, Pilot Center, there were 43 clinics in 29 Colombian cities in 1972. In that same year, Profamilia's Education Department carried out 15,265 talks for 208,159 prospective family planning users and gave 6116 film presentations to 163,709 people in urban areas. In rural areas some 6893 conferences and 2542 film presentations were given to over a quarter million people. In 1971 Profamilia began a nonclinical contraceptive distribution project in Risaralda. There is also a voluntary sterilization program. 2000 vasectomies have been performed and they are now averaging 100 per month. 398 family planning information centers were attended by 20,000 individuals in 1972. Profamilia has been a member of the International Planned Parenthood Federation since 1968.
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