Section 3A

to advise the Government on matters relating to policies and programmes on population, family development and human reproduction;

to plan, implement and co-ordinate population, family development and human reproduction programmes and activities;

to disseminate knowledge and educate and promote positive behaviour on population, family development and human reproduction;

to be responsible for the training of persons involved in population, family development and human reproduction work;

to provide for the training of trainers in the areas of population, family development and human reproduction through skills development, continuing education, networking, technical co-operation among countries and sharing of information communication technology and technical resources;

to be responsible in identifying and promoting research needs and priorities, and conducting research as well as studies on population, family development and human reproduction, including medical and biomedical studies;

to provide services based on current and emerging needs due to changes affecting population, family development and human reproduction;

to establish and maintain an ongoing monitoring and evaluation system by means of which it will be possible from time to time to assess the effectiveness of the

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programme and the progress towards the attainment of national objectives; and

to do such other things as it considers fit to enable it to perform its functions effectively or that are incidental to the performance of its functions.

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