Health Report - Family Planning as an Economic Investment Strategy

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VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in English. The United Nations Population Fund says greater access family planning methods would save developing countries more than billion a year. A new UN report says the would come from reduced costs of care for mothers newborn babies. The "State of World Population 2012" report released in November. It says over 200 million women the developing world cannot get birth control or other planning services. It says $4 billion a year could these women with reproductive information to reduce unplanned pregnancies unsafe abortions. The report says about $2 billion a would provide enough contraceptives to meet the needs of countries. The report says increased access to family planning a good economic investment. It says having fewer children been beneficial for rich countries in Europe and North . The UN Population Fund says one-third of the growth Asia's "tiger" economies is the result of increased use family planning services. Sub-Saharan Africa has some of the unmet needs for family planning services. The report says contraceptives are not widely available in countries such as and Niger. But contraceptives are not enough. There are , political and legal barriers that prevent access to birth . In many cultures, women are encouraged to have large and to avoid or limit the use of contraceptivesThe Fund says family planning helps countries reduce poverty. A study said Nigeria's economy would grow by at least billion dollars if the fertility rate fell by just child per woman in the next 20 years. For Learning English, I'm Laurel Bowman. (Adapted from a radio broadcast 21Nov2012)

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