2021
DOI: 10.31235/osf.io/b3uvx
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Family planning: Smartest investment for achieving the Sustainable Developments Goals for Pakistan

Abstract: Investing in voluntary family planning services andcommodities is a cost-effective intervention for socioeconomicdevelopment. Every dollar spent on familyplanning results in reductions in child and maternaldeaths, returns in savings in other development areas, andenvironmental benefits. Investments in family planningyield demonstrated social and economic returns in allsectors - food, water, health, and economic development.Our analysis suggests that achieving universal access tocontraception could contribute i… Show more

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“…The project cost USD 4.02 per household reached, USD 9.95 per user served, and USD 5.21 per CYP, all well below any comparable costs in the public sector Pakistan, including that for the lady health workers [ 4 , 28 ], and much below regional costs [ 29 , 30 ]. The program owes its low costs to working with the community women, many of whom were working for the first time.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The project cost USD 4.02 per household reached, USD 9.95 per user served, and USD 5.21 per CYP, all well below any comparable costs in the public sector Pakistan, including that for the lady health workers [ 4 , 28 ], and much below regional costs [ 29 , 30 ]. The program owes its low costs to working with the community women, many of whom were working for the first time.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is the world’s fifth most populous country, and its current population growth rate of 2.4% sets it on a path where its population will increase from the current 208 to 310 million by 2050 [ 5 , 6 ]. This will profoundly impact Pakistan’s socioeconomic status and environment, and affect its ability to achieve its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 3 (good health and well-being) [ 7 ].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…From the current 208 to 310million its population will rise by 2050 as can be foreseen by its existing growth rate of population (2.4 %) [4]. This will have an intense impact on socio-economic standing and Pakistan's environment and will influence its reliability to accomplish its Sustainable Development Goals, specifically SDG-3 (Good health and well-being) [5]. Pakistan's demographic requirements are clearly out of balance now [6].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%