Bolivia

Date established	1994
Contact details	Marie Stopes International Bolivia Calle Conchitas No.414, entre 20 de Octubre y Heroes del Acre Zona San Pedro Casilla 1567 La Paz Bolivia Telephone / Fax (local): + 591 2 248 2523 Telephone: (long distance): 591 2 254 6056 Email: bolivia@mariestopes.org.bo
Services offered	Family planning; health screening; HIV/STIs; maternal health; primary health care; post abortion care; young people; advocacy
Number of clinics	4
Outreach / mobile services	Yes
Major partners	Ministry of Health; IPAS Bolivia; Family Care Bolivia; plus a variety of other national and international NGOs working in the SRH field
Major donors	UK Department for International Development (DFID); European Commission; Direct Relief International; Jersey Oveseas Aid Commission

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Highlights

Marie Stopes International Bolivia (MSIB) provides a quarter of all female sterilisations in the country
provides services for marginalised indigenous groups in the Andes, Central and Eastern Regions
working with the government to advocate against sexual violence and for sexual and reproductive health rights
national campaign undertaken by MSIB has secured free cervical smear testing for all women in all government health centres across the country
couple years protected (CYPs) increased by 23% in 2008 compared to 2007

Future plans

establish a network of community nurses providing door to door contraceptive services
establish two new outreach teams in Chuquisaca and La Paz – giving thousands more people access to services and information
set up a confidential phone line to provide advice and referrals

Key statistics for Bolivia
Source: UNFPA State of world population 2008
Total population (millions) (2008)	9.7
Average population growth rate (%) (2005 - 2010)	1.8
Projected population (millions) (2050)	14.9
Life expectancy (M / F)	63.6 / 67.9
Total fertility rate (2008)	3.46
% contraceptive prevalence: any method	58
% contraceptive prevalence: modern methods	35
Births per 1,000 women aged 15-19	78
% births with skills attendants	67
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	290
Infant mortality total per 1,000 live births	45
Under 5 mortality (M / F)	64 / 55
HIV prevalence rate (%) (15-49) M / F	0.2 / 0.1
Health expenditure public (% of GNP)	4.3

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