Governments and donor groups have pledged to provide access to family planning services to an additional 120 million women in many of the poorest countries by 2020.
The promise was made at the London Family Planning Summit, which was co-hosted by the UK government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, set up by the Microsoft boss and his wife to improve global healthcare and tackle extreme poverty.
woman being handed contraceptive pills 220 million women have no access to contraception
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, said giving women the freedom to choose when and how many children they had was "fundamental" to tackling global poverty.
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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Contraception pledge for 120 million of poorest women
Governments and donor groups have pledged to provide access to family planning services to an additional 120 million women in many of the poorest countries by 2020.
The promise was made at the London Family Planning Summit, which was co-hosted by the UK government and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, set up by the Microsoft boss and his wife to improve global healthcare and tackle extreme poverty.
woman being handed contraceptive pills 220 million women have no access to contraception
The Prime Minister, David Cameron, said giving women the freedom to choose when and how many children they had was "fundamental" to tackling global poverty.
See full Article.
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