Kenya provides a very good example of why issues to do with family planning and reproductive health require sustained commitment, accountability, and investment.The “unexpected” transition was a result of a concerted effort that the Kenyan government made to tackle population issues in the 1980s. These efforts were propelled by a strong community based contraceptives distribution campaign, a massive educational campaign on reproductive matters, and a national population conference organised by the National Coordinating Agency for Population and Development (NCAPD), the Kenyan government’s coordinating body on issues related to population and family planning.

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