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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

The population situation in the region and the family planning and

population programme.

AUTHORS

Sodhy LS

SOURCE

In: International Federation of Medical Student Associations (IFMSA). Standing

Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA). Proceedings of the Asian Regional

Workshop on Population, Singapore, June 15-22, 1975. Singapore, Asian

Regional Workshop on Population, (1975). p. 5-13

ABSTRACT

The fertility rate of a country is closely interrelated with social and economic goals; increases in population can

nullify any improvements made in either sector. The relationship between the fertility rate and the family unit is also

profound. The overall quality of family life deteriorates if numbers exceed resources. The hazards of high fertility to

maternal and child health are also great. Asians have long been aware of the dangers of overpopulation and in the

past few decades have used family planning as a prime means of fertility control. Efforts to arrive at solutions to the

population problem have been made on an inter national and a national level. At the national level, government and

vo luntary agencies encourage the acceptance and practice of family planning. Government programs are based on

demographic objectives within development planning and aim to reduce fertility to achieve development. For

voluntary organizations fertility reduction is a by-product of achievement of family welfare and well-being through

planning. Voluntary organizations, generally family planning associations, have been able to remove the stigma

attached to birth control in many instances because they are generally community based and oriented and have

stimulated local involvement. National family planning associations are coordinated and supported at the

international level by IPPF. 3 major factors have been found to encourage fertility reductions; economic progress,

valuing children as individuals and not as economic assets, and elevating the status of women. Education of adults

and children toward an awareness of population issues and responsible parenthood is a necessary part of any

family planning program. The scope of such programs is extremely broad and may encompass legal as well as

voluntary measures to reduce fertility; in any case, the participation of medical professionals is vital to the success

of any program. In the area, Singapore, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan have been successful in lowering

fertility. The number of new acceptors for the region increased from 2.7 million in 1972 to 3.4 million in 1973, a

significant rise but not a sufficient one. It is increasingly apparent that it requires about 10 years to get the annual

growth rate of a country down 2 percent and another 10 to get it down to 1.5 percent, and further, that such reductions

go hand in hand with economic development. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3075-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "The population situation in the region and the family

planning and population programme.", is(are) Sodhy LS. The source of this article is "In: International Federation of

Medical Student Associations (IFMSA). Standing Committee on Population Activities (SCOPA). Proceedings of the

Asian Regional Workshop on Population, Singapore, June 15-22, 1975. Singapore, Asian Regional Workshop on

Population, (1975). p. 5-13". This article was published in 1975 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document

ID: CONT7T 3075-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33075

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