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Article: The challenge. (family planning programs) (includes related articles on family planning financing and contributions to family planning)
- Article from:
- Population Reports
- Article date:
- November 1, 1991
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Family planning programs serve millions of clients in developing countries, and the number of clients is growing fast. The very success of family planning programs poses a challenge: how to pay for family planning services for all who need and want them.
Paying for family planning is part of the larger problem of paying for health care in developing countries. For years many developing-country governments have tried to provide free health services to all, considering it a basic human right. Financial, logistical, and political constraints have prevented them from serving everyone, however. Furthermore, like the demand for family planning, the demand for all ...