“Two children per family — a chance for a better life”

June 16, 2008 at 2:03 pm · Filed under Population

nullEgypt’s Health Minister Hatem el-Gabali announced an $80 million USD family planning campaign last week with the slogan “two children per family - a chance for a better life.” Since Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has come to power he has urged Egyptian families to plan their families and have fewer children.

Mubarak has stated that at current growth rates the population of Egypt will double by the year 2050 in the absence of increased uptake of family planning. Egypt is the 16th most populous country in the world, according to the CIA.

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