Indonesia undergoing baby boom
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After decades of falling fertility rates, Indonesia now faces a baby boom.
Observers say more babies are being born now the government's no longer making family planning a budget priority. There's also less money coming from international donors to help fund awareness or contraception programs. With an estimated 40 million Indonesians living below the poverty line, it could mean a bundle of trouble.
Presenter: Sonia Randhawa
Speakers: Sugiri Syarief, chairman of the National Family Planning Coordination Body; Dr Iwu Utomo, research fellow at the Australian National University and expert on reproductive health in Indonesia; Dr Gour Dasvarma, director of the Applied Population Studies Program at Flinders University
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