Poor nations need birth control help: World Bank

Updated July 11, 2008 12:28:30

The World Bank says giving women in poor nations better access to birth control and education will help stop millions of unwanted births in the developing world.

In a statement released on the eve of World Population Day, the World Bank said 51 million unintended pregnancies occur every year to women not using contraception in developing countries.

The Bank's Sadia Chowdhury, says a global approach, encompassing not only contraception but also better access to education, is needed to bring down the fertility rate in countries where it is still too high.

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