The one dollar contraceptive set to make family planning easier (BBC) [View all]
By Jane Dreaper
Health correspondent, BBC News
An agreement has been signed which will make contraceptive injections available to women in 69 of the world's poorest countries.
It is an injection - but not as you know it.
The special device, with a smaller needle and no traditional syringe, will be sold at just $1 a unit.
An agreement - signed in the past few days - will make the new way of giving contraceptive injections available to women in 69 of the world's poorest countries.
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Six benefits of family planning
1. Preventing pregnancy-related health risks in women
Evidence suggests women who have more than four children have increased maternal mortality risk; avoiding unwanted pregnancies, also reduces the need for unsafe abortions.
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