In a ceremony held on 8 October 2009, with the presence of the Ambassador for the United States, Ms. Liliana Ayalde, Vice Health Minister Edgar Jimenez and UNICEF Representative Msr. Marik Klappe , the Final Report of the National Survey of Demography and Reproductive Health was presented (ENDSSR 2008).
This survey, conducted by the Paraguayan Center for Population Studies (CEPEP), with support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), UNICEF, IPPF and the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta provides valuable and updated information on topics related to fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, violence against women, sexually transmitted diseases and HIV / AIDS.
Ambassador Liliana Ayalde has participated in the presentation and expressed the continued support of the United States to Paraguay on reproductive health issues, "Our government has been supporting for more than two decades, the implementation of this survey ... the U.S. is proud to be able to work steadily, providing current and reliable information on the status of women of reproductive age in the country to all sectors involved in the health sector."
The survey becomes a tool and source of constant consultations, being in fact the greatest source of information on sexual and reproductive health and child health available to Paraguayan authorities. The survey, which has been developed and presented with USAID’s support since year 1997, has been as been crucial to monitor the progress in the field of reproductive health in the country and is an essential tool for the strategic design of public policies, since the information it provides can be used for decision making on issues of population and development, with emphasis on reproductive health, which is a key input for the country and useful for technicians, as they develop plans and projects for economic and social development. The cost of the survey 2008 has been one million dollars.
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