Abstract
Looking back over the past 40 years or so, family planning has indeed been the success story of development; it has made an extraordinary difference to the lives of tens of millions of women. Globally speaking, the unmet needs for family planning and reproductive health still exist. Meeting these challenges would require better and improved methods of contraception, addressing issues such as sexually transmitted infections, unsafe abortions, cultural, religious, legal and political barriers. Better utilization of communication channels and investment in ‘human capital’ - informing people, opening a dialogue to reach consensus for action, are crucial. Finally, changes at policy and administrative level, including improvements in financial and human resource management, and making family planning and reproductive health programs sustainable will be important as we move into the 21st century.
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