Within the framework of the global assessment of the ICPD Programme of Action, the ECA undertook a 5-year regional review of the extent to which member states implemented the ICPD Programme of Action. The review, which was partly based on survey responses from 41 countries, revealed that remarkable progress was made by some ECA member states in areas such as: access to reproductive health services, integrating family planning and safe motherhood into primary health care systems, developing national action plans designed to empower women, and addressing emerging issues (HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive needs of adolescents).

The five-year review revealed heavy focus on reproductive health and reproductive rights, with little emphases on general health, education, income generation and employment, reducing infant and maternal mortality, and HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections. Also the review indicated inadequate treatment of the family, refugees, the role of the aged in society, political and social instability, interrelationship between the role of the NGOs, private sector and civil society, and IEC and advocacy strategies.

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