Development of a reproductive healthcare and family planning centre in urban Sana'a, Republic of Yemen

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This thesis describes the establishment of a reproductive health and family planning centre in urban Sana'a, Yemen. The case study, using a mix of methodologies, examines the research and development of a reproductive healthcare and family planning centre based on Marie Stopes International's (MSI) established corporate model. The case study highlights the issues surrounding reconciling the expectations of an international organisation with local expectations in a conservative programming environment. Yemen, has some of the worst reproductive healthcare indicators in the world. High levels of fertility have also been maintained by strong traditional, religious and cultural norms. Yemen provides a hard test therefore of the MSI model and this thesis concludes by assessing; firstly, the extent to which an MSI Centre could be set up in Yemen within the framework of the MSI model and hence to provide a test of the model and; secondly, to assess the extent to which the achievements of the Centre over its initial period of development were commensurate with the expectations of MSI.

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