Family planning
ANALYSIS: Fresh drive to close gaps on health issues facing women, girls
The aim is to reduce maternal deaths, address the unmet need for family planning and end gender-based violence across Africa by 2030.
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[ANALYSIS] Empowering women at centre of controlling population growth in Africa
Empowered women make millions of decisions that add up to a better demographic situation for themselves, their children and for Africa.
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Tanzania suspends US-funded family planning ads on radio, television
The letter written by a senior official in the ministry covering health and gender issues asked the head of FHI 360 to immediately stop airing advertisements under a project called Tulonge Afya.
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From Burkina to Zimbabwe, US aid cuts squeeze family planning services
USAID cut all money for Marie Stopes International when it refused to comply with a rule reinstated by Republican President Donald Trump in January 2017.
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‘Major challenges for sexually active young South Africans’
The UN Population Fund's Esther Muia says South Africa is one of a few countries where the family planning commodities budget is funded 100% by the government.
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Rights group condemns Malema for calling on black people to have more kids
Sanco says Julius Malema’s statement ignores the importance of family planning in human development.
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China calls time on its one-child policy
The ruling Communist Party has approved plans to allow all couples in China to have two children.
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Baby deaths: Young mothers need help
Aaron Motsoaledi says girls need easier access to family planning to stop the scourge of baby deaths.
