The value of family planning programs in developing countries

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Label

The value of family planning programs in developing countries

Statement of responsibility

Rodolfo A. Bulatao

Creator

• Bulatao, Rodolfo A., 1944-

Subject

• Assistance en matière de population -- Pays en voie de développement
• Birth control
• Birth control -- Developing countries
• Contraceptifs -- Pays en voie de développement
• Contraceptives
• Contraceptives -- Developing countries
• Developing countries
• Electronic books
• Anticonceptie
• Population assistance
• Population assistance -- Developing countries
• Régulation des naissances -- Pays en voie de développement
• SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Abortion & Birth Control
• Social Sciences
• Sociology & Social History
• Family & Marriage

Genre

• Electronic books

Language

eng

Summary

Family planning programs have been highly successful over the past 30 years in providing women in developing countries with desired access to contraceptive services and helping to reduce fertility rates. Notwithstanding this success, there is still an urgent need for these programs. The world's population is increasing, with annual population growth still approximately 80 million people. Nearly all of this growth is occurring in developing nations, where fertility rates remain relatively high. This high fertility runs counter to the preferences expressed by millions of women, who actually want to have smaller families. Family planning programs are also desirable because they are associated with a range of other benefits, most notably improvements in women's and children's health. Host countries provide about 60 to 75 percent of funding for family planning. However, funding and technical assistance from donor nations, especially the United States, have been crucial to the past success of family planning programs and are equally important for strengthening and expanding program efforts to meet future challenges

Action

digitized

Cataloging source

N$T

Dewey number

363.9/6/091724

Index

no index present

Language note

English

LC call number

HQ766.5.D44

LC item number

B86 1998eb

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

• dictionaries
• bibliography