11 Billion, Ready or Not: We Need To Put Family Planning on the Fast Track
By 2100, the world’s population will rise to 11 billion. But that doesn’t mean family planning investments aren’t working.
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Corinne Mahoney is the former director of communications at IntraHealth International.
By 2100, the world’s population will rise to 11 billion. But that doesn’t mean family planning investments aren’t working.
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