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INTRODUCTION
Multiple Indicator Cluster
Survey (MICS) was adopted by four provinces of
Pakistan to
address the information needs of districts in support for devolution. Continuing
the efforts, FATA has initiated to take up similar surveys and has included a
project in the ADP 2006-7 “MICS in FATA”. The need for MICS in FATA was also
felt in the context of pursuing “Sustainable Development Plan 2006-2015”.
Moreover, these surveys are essential for authentic benchmarking for PRSP
initiatives, millennium development goals as well as facilitate the process of
conducting national surveys and census. Data from these surveys would replace
existing information available with the department which lacks detail, is not
updated and unreliable in some cases.
OBJECTIVES
- Credible baseline for
socio-economic status.
- Support decisions for
resource allocation.
- Monitor progress
through repeat surveys.
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Strengthen
Capacity.
FOCUS AREAS
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Household Water and
Sanitation, Salt Iodization and Literacy.
- Child Education,
Health and Nutrition.
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Woman
Contraception, Pregnancy and Birth Care, Knowledge/attitudes to HIV/AIDS.
OUTPUT
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Values of the
indicators for all target Frontier Regions and Agencies, as well as
aggregates for FATA
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Data available in
printed reports as well as electronic formats
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Data included in
electronic database (Dev Info) being used for global monitoring of MDGs
- Allows for easy
sharing, presentations of data as graphs, tables and maps.
Allows for computation of
formulae and indices for development ranking
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