Question

Q. provide supply-side interventions in reducing fertility rate in low income, high fertility countries like Ethiopia. the interventions to be used must be proven successful in a developing country and you must identify the low income, high fertility countries where these intervetions are needed. also make a determination as to whether the interventions identified would make a difference in the country identified in terms of fertility rates.

its a report question so please answer accordingly.

Answer 1

It is important to make family planning more accessible in low resource settings. The poorest couples have the highest fertility, the lowest contraceptive used and the highest unmet need for contraception. It is also low income group where maternal and child mortality is the highest.

Family planning can contribute to improvements in maternal and child health, especially in low income group, where overall access to health service is limited.

Steps to be taken to increase access to family planning in resource poor settings:

· Increase knowledge about the safety of family planning methods.

· Ensure contraception is genuinely affordable to the poorest family.

· Ensure the supply of contraceptives by making family planning permanent line item in healthcare.

· Take immediate action to remove barriers hindering access to families.

Family planning programs are most needed if countries aim to reduce maternal and child mortality rates , foster economic development. Voluntary family planning is an effective way of controlling fertility within human rights framework by giving couples the ability to have their desired family size. Family planning services are greatly needed and discuss the health and socioeconomic benefits at individual family and community levels.

Reducing fertility rates is an ending for global poverty. Common methods of doing so include education, contraception and women empowerment. Another important factors affecting fertility rate is child survival.

In developing countries family planning programs play an important role by improving mental and child health. They typically increase access to birth spacing and contraception which has been proven to reduce malnutrition, lower maternal and child mortality rates, further driving down fertility rates.