Clinical Officer
KYAMBOGO UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL ADMINISTRATION
TASK; COURSE WORK
COURSE; BDRH
NAMES; MUGWANYA WILBERFORCE
REGISTRATION NUMBER; 12/U/1454/BRE/PE
YEAR; TWO
SEMESTER; TWO
UNIT; Family Planning Policies and Approached
LECTURER; Dr. Deborah Mulumba
QUESTION; Discuss the view that family planning is a health and development issue.
Family planning is the voluntary planning and action taken by individuals to prevent, delay or achieve a pregnancy. Family planning services include counseling and education, preconception care, screening and laboratory tests, and all approved methods of contraception. (Mennisota, 2013)
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, and political belief, economic or social condition. (WHO, Oct 2006)
Development is a process by which human beings to realize their potential, build self-confidence, and lead lives of dignity and fulfillment. It is a process which frees people from fear of want and exploitation. It is a movement away from political, economic, or social oppression. Through development, political independence acquires true significance. (Aronson, 2006)
Family planning information and services help individuals maintain their overall health and improve family and community health by supporting men and women to have children when their health, financial conditions, and personal situations are optimal. Access to family planning services is an important factor in planning for healthy pregnancies. (CDC, 2014)
Being able to exercise the right to family planning and more broadly the right to sexual and reproductive health is instrumental for the realization of other rights and also
FACULTY OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL ADMINISTRATION
TASK; COURSE WORK
COURSE; BDRH
NAMES; MUGWANYA WILBERFORCE
REGISTRATION NUMBER; 12/U/1454/BRE/PE
YEAR; TWO
SEMESTER; TWO
UNIT; Family Planning Policies and Approached
LECTURER; Dr. Deborah Mulumba
QUESTION; Discuss the view that family planning is a health and development issue.
Family planning is the voluntary planning and action taken by individuals to prevent, delay or achieve a pregnancy. Family planning services include counseling and education, preconception care, screening and laboratory tests, and all approved methods of contraception. (Mennisota, 2013)
Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, and political belief, economic or social condition. (WHO, Oct 2006)
Development is a process by which human beings to realize their potential, build self-confidence, and lead lives of dignity and fulfillment. It is a process which frees people from fear of want and exploitation. It is a movement away from political, economic, or social oppression. Through development, political independence acquires true significance. (Aronson, 2006)
Family planning information and services help individuals maintain their overall health and improve family and community health by supporting men and women to have children when their health, financial conditions, and personal situations are optimal. Access to family planning services is an important factor in planning for healthy pregnancies. (CDC, 2014)
Being able to exercise the right to family planning and more broadly the right to sexual and reproductive health is instrumental for the realization of other rights and also
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