Family Planning is No Substitute for Development

This piece I wrote for Think Africa Press looks at the recent Family Planning Summit in London and the Nigerian Government’s proposed (and highly controversial) Birth Control policy. It argues that the new family planning strategies could obscure wider deficiencies in governance. Read it HERE

The 7 Billionth Question: Are We Missing the Point?

“Our world is one of terrible contradictions… Plenty of food but one billion people go hungry. Lavish lifestyles for a few, but poverty for too many others.” -          UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon 31st Oct 2011 Just two minutes before midnight on the 31st of October 2011, in the crowded Jose Fabella Memorial Hospital … Continue reading »