Family planning: the essential link to achieving all eight Millennium Development Goals.
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The International Conference on Family Planning, held in Kampala, Uganda, from November 15–18, 2009, drew over 1300 family planning researchers, program managers and health ministry officials from across the globe. This conference marked the reinvigoration of a global commitment to family planning. Why such renewed emphasis on family planning after 15 years of relative quiet? Perhaps it is because as 2015 approaches, we realize we are not on target to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) [1]. Perhaps we have also finally understood that family planning may indeed beoneof themost cost-effectivedevelopment investments [2]. Here is my opinion on why family planning is crucial to achieving the MDGs:
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Contraception
دوره 81 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010