NAIROBI, KENYA - The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced today that funding for family planning and reproductive health (FP/RH) activities in Kenya would rise to $17.8 million in 2009. This announcement represents an increase of $7 million to USAID's family planning and reproductive health activities in Kenya from just two years ago.
The funding for FP/RH activities will:
enable women and couples to choose the number and spacing of births
help reduce maternal and child mortality
help reduce the transmission of HIV
reduce abortions
improve women's opportunities
enable families to invest in their children and improve their well-being, and
mitigate the impact of population growth on environment, economy, and state stability.