Making family planning a national development priority

The Lancet

Volumn 380, Issue 9837, 2012, Pages 78-80

  Habumuremyi, Pierre Damien ^a   Zenawi, Meles ^b  

^a Government of Rwanda   (Rwanda)

^b Office of the Prime Minister Government of Ethiopia   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTION; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NOTE; POPULATION GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOUTH AFRICA; WELLBEING; AFRICA; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY;

AFRICA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FAMILY PLANNING POLICY; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; POVERTY;

EID: 84863716807     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)60904-0     Document Type: Note

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