rooms, labour rooms, nurseries, and family planning clinics, as well as for / ... DP/FPA/CP/61 English Page 7 training of medical and nursing staff. At the third tier of country hospitals and rural area polyclinics, basic equipment and supplies are also needed, especially for strengthening MCH/FF services. 16. According to• information given to the Mission, the DPRK currently relies on intrauterine devices for 80 to 90 per cent of all contraceptive users. The Mission recommended that a wider range of contraceptives should be made available in order to ensure that a variety of contraceptives would be available to meet individual needs. The Mission raised some questions about the feasibility of establishing an IUD production facility in the DPRK, basing its reservations on the relatively small number of IUDs required to accommodate married women of reproductive age• the lack ?f local sources of raw materials, and the difficulty of finding a supplier for the equipment and materials that would be needed to set up such a factory. The ~ission recommended, instead, that UNFP~ support focus on providing a'wider variety of contraceptives, since this would not only be more co~t Bffective but also help avoid over~reliance on the IUD. 17. The integration of population IEC activities with general health education and sanitation campaigns was lauded by the Mission. The Mission recommended, therefore, that UNFPA continue to support the project on publicity, health education and family planning motivation that was launched in 1985. The Mission proposed that an ex.panded IEC effort should reach to rural areas and use appropriate face-to-face communication approaches. 18. In the area of women, population and development, the Mission recommended that population information in the DPRK be gathered, analy2ed and reported according to gender so as to enhance the capacity for development planning to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a mission to assess the population and family planning situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK). The mission is recommending ways to improve the country's population and family planning services, including increasing the availability of contraceptives, strengthening maternal and child health services, and integrating population information education and communication activities with general health education and sanitation campaigns. The text does not mention economic development, natural resources, agriculture, industry, transport, communication, international trade, employment, or humanitarian aid, but it does touch on health, education, and culture.

**Category**
Health, Education