Organization's Mission
TAPV is dedicated to disseminating information on and improving the quality of services of reproductive health and family planning, enhancing and integrating advocacy and improving the lives of women and children in Turkey.
Impact
The foundation has made concerted efforts to strengthen reproductive health and maternal and child health programs, not only to increase awareness, but also to mobilize resources, to enhance political commitment and to build up participation at all levels, to help people move from awareness to advocacy, and then to action.
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Safe Motherhood The Problem Addressed by the ProjectAntenatal support, education, and counseling programs for pregnant, puerperal women and their families, have recently been essential in developing countries. The provision of information and education on health related topics and counseling is inadequate in Turkey.
Between 1998 and 2008; the lowest infant mortality rate was registered in the western region with 16 per 1,000 live births and the highest in the eastern region with 39 per 1,000 live births. According to National Maternal Mortality Survey; maternal mortality rate is 19.4% per 100,000 in 2008.
Mortality rates can be declined by skilled health personnel and pre-natal care. In addition; increase in the mother’s level of education and the income level of family have an important effect in terms of decreasing the rates. Similarly, with the rise in mothers’ age at first birth, the decrease in the number of adolescent births has also helped to reduce the risk of mortality. Short birth intervals are another important factor putting at risk at*the health of both mothers and babies; hence in mothers who have a high birth interval at the rate of infant mortality decreases.| Time Line: April 2004 - June 2010 | |
The Goal of the ProjectTFPF tries to increase the capacity of national health systems to provide a broad range of safe motherhood trainings, reduce health inequities, and empower women to exercise their right to maternal health.
We implement the education and counseling programs for pregnant or puerperal women and their families at different regions of Turkey. It is crucial to give birth in a healthcare centre and have a skilled healthcare professional attend deliveries to prevent deaths of mothers and newborns. We cooperate with City Health Directorships to standardize and integrate our programs to health services. We struggle to spread the trainings and to increase the programs’ effectiveness.
- All women have access to contraception to avoid unintended pregnancies
- All pregnant women have access to skilled care at the time of birth
- All women with complications have timely access to quality emergency obstetric care
Provinces: İstanbul, Düzce, Diyarbakır, Tranbzon, Şanlıurfa, Mardin, Gümüşhane, Rize, OrduThe Impact of the Project- To improve trainings and counseling skills of health care providers,
- To improve the quality of self care in pregnancy,
- To encourage women for regular antenatal care and medical supervision at delivery,
- To inform about warning signs in pregnancy,
- To increase mother’s skills for breastfeeding and infant care.
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Other Projects by TAPV12/02/10 The Problem15+ age group 4.645.638 people are illiterate in Turkey and illiterate populations’ 3.737.010 is women. Among women aged 15-49, only 30 percent have had an education lasting more than five years and ... 08/23/10 The ProblemTurkey Ministry Women Statue General Management Head insert the rehabilitation of women attitude and behavior on health to their strategic planning for 2008-2013 years and nongovernmental organizatio...
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