Fifty Years of Family Planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Dogged Pursuit of Progress

This book chronicles five decades of struggle to introduce family planning into one of the largest, most complex countries in sub-Saharan Africa: the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Interweaving details of major political, social, and economic events into the history of family planning in DR...

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Main Author:	Bertrand, Jane T
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Routledge 2024 Taylor & Francis
Edition:	1
Series:	Routledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa
Subjects:	Anthropology Congo DRC Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning Family and health Family planning Gender studies, gender groups Geography Gynaecology and obstetrics Health, Relationships and Personal development History History and Archaeology Interdisciplinary studies IPPF JBSF1 Gender studies: women and girls JBSF2 Gender studies: men and boys Medical specialties, branches of medicine Medicine and Nursing Medicine: general issues Mobutu Sese Seko Personal and public health / health education Philosophy Philosophy and Religion Politics and government Popular medicine and health Public health and preventive medicine Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects Regional / International studies Regional geography Social and cultural anthropology Social and ethical issues Social and political philosophy Social groups, communities and identities Social services and welfare, criminology Social welfare and social services Social work Society and culture: general Society and Social Sciences Sociology Sociology and anthropology Sociology: family and relationships The 1970s: President Mobutu Authorizes Naissances Désirables The 1980s: Zaïre Experiences the First Golden Decade for Family Planning The 1990s: Development Work Paralyzed by Pillages and War The 2000s: Family Planning – Like the Country – Inches Back to Normalcy The Belgian Congo (1908–60) The Congo Free State (1885–1908) The First Decade Post-Independence (1960–69) Topics in philosophy USAID Women’s health Zaire Family planning Women's Health Reproductive Health Sexual Health USAID International Conference on Family Planning King Leopold II Congo Gender Equality DRC Zaire Mobutu Sese Seko Congo Free State IPPF
ISBN:	9781032718873, 9781032718903, 1032718900, 1032718870, 104004848X, 1032718897, 9781032718897, 9781040048481
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