International (Asia)
Pakistan's Population Program Faces Daunting Challenges
Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 29th, 1996
Nevertheless, recent developments in the country's family planning program are cause for cautious optimism.
Family planning services reach just a quarter of Pakistan's people, according to the PAI study, Pakistan's Population Program: The Challenge Ahead. Only a third of women have access to the services of a trained health worker during pregnancy and childbirth, and 600 women die for every 100,000 live births. ...
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