Reproductive health is critical to solving many of the challenges developing countries face, including pervasive poverty, high mortality rates, and demographic pressure, with its dramatic environmental, economic, and social consequences.
US Foreign Secretary Hillary Clinton expressed support for ICPD program action on the 15th Anniversary of 1994 Cairo conference on improving the health and lives of women and children, especially girls.
Dr. Halida Hanum Akhter is the global lead for a non-profit organization in USA, Management Sciences for Health.
In an interview with Voice of America, Dr. Akhter spoke about reproductive health and Foreign Secretary Hillary Clinton's support for ICPD.
