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The Parivar Seva Sanstha works in 12 states to stop unwanted pregnancies
Established in 1978, the Parivar Seva Sanstha is affiliated to Marie Stopes International. Its goal is to stop unwanted pregnancies through community reproductive health awareness programmes and making available contraception, family planning counselling and reproductive health services.
Thirty-one Marie Stopes clinics, operational in 12 states, provide women safe, confidential and reliable Medical Terminations of Pregnancies. The clinics are centrally located, easily accessible, and are serviced by experienced and caring staff. The ‘men-only' clinics called Purush offer contraceptive services and address concerns about sexuality.
PSS markets its own brands of high-quality products at affordable prices. It has marketed th! ree brands of condoms and a very successful oral contraceptive pill.
Social marketing is done through personal interactions with doctors and chemists and through hoardings, wall paintings, TV and radio programmes, etc. PSS products are available also from local paan shops, anganwadi workers and PSS mobile vans.
The PSS also has community-based programmes to increase awareness of family planning and reproductive healthcare. Activities include sexuality education, health camps, mobile clinics and training programmes in rural and peri-urban areas.
The Orissa Reproductive Health Project is an experiment in a holistic approach to family planning and reproductive health. It includes clinics for men and women, community-based distribution programmes, and advocacy.
The PSS also offers healthcare in rural areas through its hospitals like the one in Mewat, a b! ackward district in Haryana state.
Contact: The Parivar Seva Sanstha
C-374,
Defence Colony
New Delhi, India
Tel: 91-11-461 7712/461 9024
Email:
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