family planning
China may scrap limit on number of children: report
Life & Style
August 27, 2018
China may scrap limit on number of children: report
China appears poised to scrap the limit on the number of children couples can have, with a state-run newspaper…
USAID to contribute US$19 million to new family planning program in Egypt
Society
May 13, 2018
USAID to contribute US$19 million to new family planning program in Egypt
In wake of Egypt’s rapid population growth that hit an alarming level of more than 104 million people, Egypt’s Ministry…
Health Ministry provides 1 mn injection contraceptives
Health & Fitness
December 14, 2017
Health Ministry provides 1 mn injection contraceptives
The Ministry of Health announced that it will be providing one million injection contraceptives called Mesocept to encourage family planning…
42.5% of divorced women have been subjected to psychological abuse by their former husbands: CAPMAS
Egypt
June 15, 2017
42.5% of divorced women have been subjected to psychological abuse by their former husbands: CAPMAS
A study prepared by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on the prevalence of violence against Egyptian…
Parliament to discuss a bill to exclude families with more than 3 children from state subsidy
Egypt
June 2, 2017
Parliament to discuss a bill to exclude families with more than 3 children from state subsidy
The Egyptian Parliament is considering the discussion of a suggested draft bill that suspends governmental subsidy to parents who have…
Health Ministry to implement ‘3 children for each woman’ plan by 2020
Egypt
December 22, 2016
Health Ministry to implement ‘3 children for each woman’ plan by 2020
The Ministry of Health and Population's Population and Family Planning Sector announced that it seeks to implement by 2020 a…
One in eight women experience infertility
Health & Fitness
July 9, 2016
One in eight women experience infertility
One in eight women and one in 10 men in the UK have experienced infertility, struggling to get pregnant for…
China says one-child policy stays in effect for now
Life & Style
November 2, 2015
China says one-child policy stays in effect for now
China must continue to enforce its one-child policy until new rules allowing all couples to have two children go into…
Most Egyptian women use IUD for family planning
Egypt
August 11, 2015
Most Egyptian women use IUD for family planning
Most Egyptian women use the intrauterine device (IUD) for birth control, said head of the Egyptian Family Planning Association Salah Helmy Fahmy in…
Family planning methods usage decline to 58 percent in 2014
Egypt
July 7, 2015
Family planning methods usage decline to 58 percent in 2014
The Ministry of Health has announced that the prevalence of use of family planning methods dropped to 58 percent in…