Analysis of the producers: for the prosperity of the family planning

To improve the standard of living, says Crispin Maslog need to learn success from the Southeast Asian country's family planning program.

Dropped support for family planning, and have been for more than a decade — population of all donors and development in 1995, only 7% fall from 55% of funds in 2009, activity.

However, it displays this politically sensitive development topics now are making a comeback given the shot in the arms of United States $ 4600000000 this month. [1] Earlier this month, London Summit of family planning, family planning is 69 of the world's poorest countries add 120 million announced that raise money 10 minutes to the needs of women can.

Rekindled the controversy of the religious group claims is in family planning and population control immediately after the announcement. Wendy Wright, interim Executive Director of the Catholic family and human rights Institute, Summit "that includes organization and does not address the real needs of women in developing countries, lacks the protection against coercive campaigns to promote access to abortion and some countries" and said.

This argument extends across the Pacific Southeast Asian tyrannical or 26 million woman does not have access to modern methods of contraception,. The growing demand for family planning services precipitation between the urbanization and population growth in the Southeast Asian youth high levels of young people. And it's usually remains poor.

New initiatives

Philippines is dragging the adoption of family planning programs in the heel. This is because of opposition from the Catholic Church — population is 85 percent Catholic — and politicians offend the Church wary of that fact. More than 10 years sitting in the national reproductive health bill Congress.

Struggle often to provide family planning services means the geographically remote many islands in the Pacific Ocean side of Government.

However, it has emerged with some promising initiatives. 500 Largest country in the Pacific region, Papua New Guinea, about 150 midwives by health workers to training. And is to be launched 2012 high government, vas deferens resection of non-female national training center and the country's population density in an innovative move, Eastern Highlands clinic building.

Should be part of the extensive efforts to improve the family planning reproductive health services to be sustainable is. And to provide these services are all of the community in turn of routine health services must be part of.

Success stories

There is much to learn from the success stories of the area. Thailand to face a difficult population growth national population policies started in 1971. Use of contraceptives among married couples is halved to 70% from 15 in 1986, the population growth rate of Thailand is increasing during that period to 1.6% from 3.2%. Further, per capita income is implementing policies since almost doubled.

Reason for this efficient reduction there is the willingness of the Government and of the openness of the new ideas with creativity family planning approach, Thailand people population and Community Development Association (PDA), Thailand's largest non-profit non-governmental organization.

PDA, great fanfare, and Mechai Viravaidya, former Government economists and public relations experts was started driving forward family planning Thailand imagination. Include blowing the condom balloon activity, handing out condoms in cinemas and staging of the contest — even traffic police were given a box of condoms to distribute programs affectionately, known as "cops and rubber". [2]

Viet Nam family planning efforts were impressive. In 1989, the population of the country stood at 64700000 — larger than the 60100000 of the Philippines. By 2010, status, 93600000 Filipinos only 88200000 was reversed to the Viet Nam. Family planning programs estimate the 104400000 population is Viet Nam according Economist Walden Bello of the Philippine legislators now demographers are none are. [3]

Social benefits

Upgrade the quality of Viet Nam education and fewer 18 million case, devote resources to finance investment and poverty alleviation. 2000 – 2010 At the annual registration of 7.2% GDP growth of the country.

According to population control efforts Pham Van Chuong, the country's central figure is family planning programs 1 percent economic growth rate.

Revenue per average over 10 years of paraphrasing Bello triple-how had exceeded economic growth reflected population growth. As opposed to continuing high population growth rate and low economic growth rate and burden owed, Philippines has double per-capita income possibilities only to the same time period.

This exposes the economic benefits of small families. Feed small mouth income further steps ahead of them. Employees may attend include women with children away from the life-saving effects of fewer girls than many children can go to school is,.

Emphasized family planning discussion this is not 10 minutes, to at least 6 by the developing economies to achieve seven percent sustainable growth and stave off poverty may need annual grow, because it's important.

Lesson is clear: manage the populations of South-East Asia and the Pacific island nation — using a family planning method, you can use any — maintaining economic and social development, promotes improved quality of life for all, especially women and children. Governments, private sector and international funding organization and cooperation, begins.

Is a consultant based on Crispin Maslog Asian Institute of journalism and communication Manila. Former journalist, Professor, environmentalist, he worked for International Rice Research Institute and the press Foundation of Asia.