May 15, 2013
Kenya has been recognized globally for its efforts to reduce it’s population through family planning.
The award will be presented to the Kenyan representative by Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health in Geneva, Switzerland next Wednesday at the World Health Assembly.
Kenya was praised for its superb population policy to curb the country’s rapidly growing population which was crafted by the Kenya National Council for Population Development, and smoothly navigated through parliament for approval last year.
The policy proposes women to have an average of 2.6 children throughout their reproductive period instead of the current 4.6.
While announcing the winners, Aspen Global Health and Development Executive Director Peggy Clark noted that Kenya has demonstrated to the world that everything was possible with the right policy and governance even in the most challenging environment.
Also recognized in Africa were Gambia, Zambia and Sierra Leone.
Too early for Awards. Kenya has not yet started its Population Policy. This is a long term process and I think the procedure is the first step in the right direction. The replacement level is about 2.1 children per woman. So, still the population of Kenya is going to grow but at a slower rate. A good start for Kenya nevertheless, and I hope all African nations will follow suit and my country Tunisia among others. As I have written in my ebook, the positive results of a population control policy are going to gradually take place but very slowly.
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