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National
Guidelines in Nicaragua - Population and Social Policies
National Population Policy
The National Population Policy aims to reduce poverty through policies that improve
access to education and basic health services for the poorest sectors. National
population policy recognises the family as the basic unit in society and also
promotes the consolidation of family and gender equity issues. Family relations are
based on respect, solidarity and absolute equality of rights and responsibilities
between men and women, in accordance with Article 73 of the Political Constitution.
National Social Policy
The National Social Policy has been developed with the view to advance women
and children in particular. Its objectives are to:
- Improve the quality of life of the Nicaraguan people, and especially to eliminate
poverty as quickly as possible.
- Increase the coverage and quality of public services, in terms of efficiency and
equity.
- Direct social investment towards the development of human capital as a central
factor in the nation's progress.
- Promote rational and sustainable use of natural resources with a view to
achieving ecological balance and environmental preservation.
The policy adheres to the following basic principles:
- Equity of equal access to social goods and services.
- Efficiency in the quality of and access to goods and services at the lowest
possible cost.
- Responsibility in implementing plans and programmes.
Its priority areas for intervention are:
- Education - the basic principles in this sector are equal access and equal
opportunity for men and women
- Health - the priorities in this sector include:
- Comprehensive care of women and children;
- The fight against transmissible and re-emergent diseases;
- Strengthening and broadening reproductive health coverage;
- Environmental hygiene and clean-up.
- Water sanitation - with the primary concern to improve and extend safe water
and sewer systems in priority urban and rural areas.
- Nutrition - with nutrition related welfare and compensation programmes for
children.
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