Investing in Family Planning: Key to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Starbird, Ellen H.; Norton, Maureen; Marcus, Rachel

doi:10.9745/ghsp-d-15-00374

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“…What are the broader implications of such demographic changes? In regard to lowering population size and growth, meeting the benchmark could reduce pressures on natural resources and facilitate SDGs related to environmental sustainability and food security [2]. Slower population growth makes it easier to provide sustainable infrastructure (such as clean water and sanitation), to encourage wise use of land, and to reduce pollution from industrial activities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In the East Asian context, this dividend has accounted for 10–20% of economic growth [13,21]. Lower rates of childbearing also imply greater opportunities for mothers’ education [2] and employment as well as better health for mothers and children due to broader spacing between children [3–5,22]. …”

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confidence: 99%

“…Among the many proposals endorsed, one stands out for offering progress on all five of these themes: the improvement in access to family planning, a component under the broader target of sexual and reproductive health (see SDG target 3.7) [2]. At its broadest, improved access to family planning options helps advance human rights for all regardless of age, sex, marital status, and health.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…At its broadest, improved access to family planning options helps advance human rights for all regardless of age, sex, marital status, and health. Informed and voluntary decision making related to family planning contribute towards women’s education, empowerment, gender equality, and human capital development [2]. Such goals provide important nodes for international cooperation.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The pace of population growth has a major influence on the environment, food security, poverty elimination, and sustainable development [2]. Changing age structures from rapid fertility reduction can also accelerate economic growth [2,7].…”

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The demographic impact and development benefits of meeting demand for family planning with modern contraceptive methods

Goodkind

Lollock

Choi

et al. 2018

Global Health Action

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Background: Meeting demand for family planning can facilitate progress towards all major themes of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): people, planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership. Many policymakers have embraced a benchmark goal that at least 75% of the demand for family planning in all countries be satisfied with modern contraceptive methods by the year 2030. Objective: This study examines the demographic impact (and development implications) of achieving the 75% benchmark in 13 developing countries that are expected to be the furthest from achieving that benchmark. Methods: Estimation of the demographic impact of achieving the 75% benchmark requires three steps in each country: 1) translate contraceptive prevalence assumptions (with and without intervention) into future fertility levels based on biometric models, 2) incorporate each pair of fertility assumptions into separate population projections, and 3) compare the demographic differences between the two population projections. Data are drawn from the United Nations, the US Census Bureau, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Results: The demographic impact of meeting the 75% benchmark is examined via projected differences in fertility rates (average expected births per woman’s reproductive lifetime), total population, growth rates, age structure, and youth dependency. On average, meeting the benchmark would imply a 16 percentage point increase in modern contraceptive prevalence by 2030 and a 20% decline in youth dependency, which portends a potential demographic dividend to spur economic growth. Conclusions: Improvements in meeting the demand for family planning with modern contraceptive methods can bring substantial benefits to developing countries. To our knowledge, this is the first study to show formally how such improvements can alter population size and age structure. Declines in youth dependency portend a demographic dividend, an added bonus to the already well-known benefits of meeting existing demands for family planning.

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Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan Africa

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Adeboye,

Bamidele

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Food and Energy Security

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This article explores the fundamental right to food, examining its legal framework, its relationship with other human rights, and the efforts being made globally to improve this right. It begins by looking at international and national laws that protect the right to food and examining their importance in ensuring food security and sovereignty. It then explores how food rights intersect with other rights, such as health, education, and labor, revealing the interrelated web of human rights. The article further highlights how the right to food is closely tied to the objectives of reducing poverty and promoting social justice, which are crucial components in the collective effort to achieve food security for all. Additionally, it evaluates the effectiveness of current policies and strategies in promoting the right to food, particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa. The novelty of the article is that it brings into perspective, the encumbrance of food sovereignty in sub‐Saharan Africa and concludes with potential solutions.

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Planning and implementation of a FIGO postpartum intrauterine device initiative in six countries

Caestecker

Banks

Bell

et al. 2018

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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Investing in Family Planning: Key to Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals

Cited by 352 publications

References 68 publications

The demographic impact and development benefits of meeting demand for family planning with modern contraceptive methods

The demographic impact and development benefits of meeting demand for family planning with modern contraceptive methods

Beyond hunger: Unveiling the rights to food in sub‐Saharan Africa

Planning and implementation of a FIGO postpartum intrauterine device initiative in six countries

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