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Involve Men in Family Planning, Says Expert  -  25 Mar 2008
AllAfrica.com,MEN should play a central role in family planning, a health expert has said. Amon Mulyowa, the programme officer of Communication for Development

Family planning gone awry  -  25 Mar 2008
Christian Science Monitor,Often launched under the guise of reducing poverty and even saving the earth, family planning became a means for wealthy foundations, foreign aid agencies,

Girls as young as 14 seeking abortions  -  25 Mar 2008
Stuff.co.nz,..."A study of unmarried abortion patients in Sichuan province in China indicated that these women were relying on abortion as a family planning method rather

Musharraf government restricted NGOs operations: seminar  -  25 Mar 2008
The News - International,He said that the Musharraf government, however, provided a significant thrust to family planning in the last eight years which helped NGOs carry on their

Loving mum gave so much to Australia  -  25 Mar 2008
ic Wales,In 1982, Christina became a teacher in the Natural Family Planning clinic, Perth. She gave birth to her fourth child, Megan, in 1984.

No nashabandi, just nasbandi  -  25 Mar 2008
Times of India,District health officer BH Vegada told TOI , "The number of family planning surgeries has shot up drastically in the last 12 months.

The Future of PEPFAR: What Zambia Teaches Us  -  25 Mar 2008
RH Reality Check,And have they exacerbated the dire sexual and reproductive health and rights situation in Zambia, where rural family planning and reproductive health

County to consider sliding scale for permits  -  25 Mar 2008
The Olympian,...in the general fund to pay for basic needs such as corrections, public safety, the coroner's office, children's nutrition and family planning programs.

Board dismisses complaints against Montana pharmacist  -  25 Mar 2008
Rapid City Journal,That means local women must now make that long drive, use mail order or visit a county clinic to obtain birth control pills through its family planning

Women Discuss Empowerment At Seminar  -  25 Mar 2008
Tyler Morning Telegraph,Issues address in the gathering - economic stability, health and family planning, and educational empowerment - were presented as a part of the "Empowering

• Northampton eyes uses for former juvenile court building  -  25 Mar 2008
The Republican - MassLive.com,Family Planning of Western New England signed a three-year lease but backed out of the deal. The city subsequently leased the building to the state for use

China’s Generation Without Women  -  25 Mar 2008
Asia Sentinel,By the year 2020, there will be 30 million more men than women, according to a report by the State Population and Family Planning Commission.

‘CSR is everyone’s job at the company’  -  25 Mar 2008
Financial Express,Our not-for-profit organisation, Hindustan Latex Family Planning Promotion Trust (HLFPPT), has been supporting the implementation of population

New Natural Family Planning Method Appeals To Wide Range Of Women  -  Mar 18, 2008
Science Daily (press release)18, 2008) — A study appearing in the March 2008 issue of the journal Contraception reports that the Standard Days Method®, a natural family planning method

Family planning funding ban faces review  -  Mar 18, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,A Howard government ban on Australian aid funding family-planning advice in developing countries may be scrapped. Labor MPs have been asked to nominate

Women turning to natural methods of birth control  -  Mar 24, 2008
Fort Worth Star Telegram,Fed up, she tried natural family planning. She took her temperature every morning before she got out of bed and monitored her body daily to determine when

Aid workers fight baby boom to prevent poverty in Katine  -  Mar 22, 2008
Guardian,Married in 1989, Akol boasts she has spaced out her five boys and two girls - her first-born is 16 years old - but she won't attend a family planning clinic

Reproductive health, family planning subject of talk  -  Mar 21, 2008
Wiscasset Newspaper,Gamble was the classic pathfinder, finding innovative ways to bring family planning to millions around the world in spite of economic, cultural and

Bihar yet to achieve population stabilization: Union Minister  -  Mar 22, 2008
Bihar Times,India was the first country globally in 1952 to launch Family Planning programme, emphasizing fertility regulation for reducing birth rates to stabilize the

Activists Call for More Family Planning In Fight Against HIV / AIDS  -  Mar 2, 2008
Voice of AmericaBut they note that USAID sponsors family planning programs that include a wide variety of contraceptives, including IUDs, oral tablets and injected

Official: China won't waver in family planning policy  -  Mar 5, 2008
Xinhua,BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China will by no means waver in its family planning policy anytime soon, said Zhang Weiqing, the top official in charge of

Spawning season for committees  -  Mar 23, 2008
Sydney Morning Herald,So the government instituted the AusAID Family Planning Guidelines that the all-party members of the Parliamentary Group on Population and Development found

El Dorado County proposes family planning cuts  -  Mar 18, 2008
Amador Ledger-Dispatch,Specifically, the department is targeting cuts in personal health care services offered through the clinics, which include family planning services such as

Birth Control for Others  -  Mar 23, 2008
StarNewsOnline.com,The first large-scale scientific test of family planning took place in Khanna, India, beginning in the early 1950s. Backed by the Rockefeller Foundation and

Cost of obsession with a baby boy  -  Mar 22, 2008
Online - International News Network,The programme dealing with the issues of family planning, health during pregnancy and importance of gap in deliveries is broadcasted on Radio/Television

Training for family planning service providers conducted  -  Mar 14, 2008
Philippine Information Agency,The training also tackled Natural Family Planning (NFP), Advantages and Disadvantages of NFP, Fertility Orientation Session, various natural family planning

Family Planning Bill Highlights Ideological Divide  -  Feb 27, 2008
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Muskogee County Health Department schedule, 03.23.08  -  Mar 22, 2008
Muskogee Daily Phoenix,Regular hours are Monday through Friday 8 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm No appointment needed for immunizations, family planning supplies, tuberculosis,

Help Save Funding For International Family Planning  -  Mar 11, 2008
Feministing,Ensuring access to reproductive health care and family planning is a hallmark in our effort to advance the rights and empowerment of women around the world.

Teenage Peer Counselors Attending Annual Meeting of NY Family ...  -  Mar 12, 2008
Democracy Now,We speak with two high school students who have traveled from Buffalo to attend the annual meeting of the Family Planning Advocates of New York State.

US HIV/AIDS policy must include family planning  -  Mar 11, 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer,This means integrating HIV/AIDS and reproductive health/family planning programs. Congress is now considering $50 billion over the next five years for the

More Work to Be Done on AIDS Relief  -  Mar 20, 2008
Washington Post,Any notion that family planning is really just abortion is false. I suggest that Mr. Gerson learn more about this practice and begin advocating for its use,

Capital hosts Family Planning Advocate's Conference  -  Mar 10, 2008
Capital News 9,ALBANY, NY -- The Capitol is hosting the Family Planning Advocates’ 31st Annual Conference. The event supports a woman's right to choose.

We need to fight against abortion  -  Mar 20, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner,There is a striking relationship between safe sexual practices, family planning and abortion. Unsafe sex and lack of planning result in pregnancies and the

Escape from Wisconsin  -  Mar 24, 2008
RH Reality Check,Nary a month has gone by without a fresh attack on family planning by Pro-Life Wisconsin. The most recent has taken the form of a deceitful ad campaign

New Project Builds on IntraHealth's Family Planning Work in Rwanda  -  Mar 3, 2008
AScribe (press release)This grant builds on IntraHealth's current work in Rwanda to strengthen the policy environment for family planning and increase access to family planning

Pinoy Kasi Hope in Quezon City  -  Mar 4, 2008
Inquirer.net,By Michael Tan I sometimes find myself defending the Catholic Church during debates on family planning. This happens when friends, usually foreigners,

China plans to keep one-child policy at least 10 more years  -  Mar 10, 2008
International Herald Tribune,By Jim Yardley BEIJING: China's top population official has ruled out changing the country's one-child family planning policy for at least another decade,

$81M Lottery Winner Taking It Slow, Being Cautious  -  Mar 20, 2008
WBBM780,..."We have done a lot of family planning and we have done estate planning and we have provided her with various vehicles to which she can manage such a

Will China change its one-child edict?  -  Mar 15, 2008
Houston Chronicle,The statement by Wu Jianmin, a spokesman for the advisory body to the Chinese parliament, appeared to echo prior comments by a senior family planning

Tuscarawas County receives Family Planning Program grant  -  Mar 6, 2008
New Philadelphia Times Reporter,The district was awarded $47530 from the Department of Health’s Family Planning Program. The grant provides gynecological services and screenings,

Republican Lawmaker Proposes Amendment to Defund Planned Parenthood  -  Mar 18, 2008
Crosswalk.com,Listen to audio Title X is the "family planning" program run by HHS that funds birth control clinics. Pence said his amendment mirrors the so-called "Mexico

Yemen, UNFPA discuss reproductive health, family planning program  -  Mar 3, 2008
Yemen News Agency,During the meeting, the minister affirmed the government's keenness to arise social awareness over reproductive health and family planning for Yemen has a

China to Retain Its One-Child Policy  -  Mar 11, 2008
Wall Street JournalBy LORETTA CHAO BEIJING -- China will keep its controversial family-planning policies for at least another decade, the country's top family-planning

Hospitals refusing to give advice on abortion  -  Mar 22, 2008
Irish Independent,Distressed couples are contacting the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) with complaints that they are being 'abandoned' by Irish heath services after

China to stick with one-child policy  -  Mar 10, 2008
AFPBEIJING (AFP) — China will keep its controversial one-child policy unchanged for at least 10 years, the country's family planning chief was quoted as saying

Natural Family Planning  -  Feb 27, 2008
KUTV,In our Healthy Living report, why natural family planning is making a comeback. It used to be called the rhythm method and was a type of birth control

Reform Movement Commends Senate Lifting of Family Planning "Global ...  -  Feb 28, 2008
Religious Action Center (press release),Wishner: Providing comprehensive and accurate family planning information is an essential step in ensuring a higher quality of life for women everywhere.

Embezzlement mars National Family Planning Programme  -  Feb 28, 2008
The Post,HYDERABAD: Embezzlement of billions of rupees has been unearthed in the National Programme for Family Planning and Basic Health (NPFP&BH), Sindh.

Family Planning can conduct various tests  -  Mar 1, 2008
DL-Online,Family Planning Services can help with complete a physical exam including breast exams; a Pap smear and pelvic exam; an STI testing; HIV testing;

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