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Call for Europe to lead in revitalizing family planning agenda in world's poorest countries
11-02-2006 · EurekAlert!A leading population expert will today make a plea for a revitalization of the family planning agenda in the world's poorest countries, cautioning that soaring population rates are now a bigger threat to achieving the MDGs than HIV/AIDS.
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