Population growth and development relationships have been focus of debate in various contexts but more often than not receiving an arbitrary deal.
Recognizing the urgency of containing its population, the Government of India has consistently increased the budget outlay for the family planning program with each Five-Year Plan from Rs. 6.5 million in its first five-year plan to Rs.65,000 million in the eighth five-year plan.
A growing recognition that population dynamics, quality of life and women's status are closely inter related argues strongly for a fresh look at India's population program.
Most family planning and reproductive health researches and services in India, as elsewhere, target women, that too ever married women in reproductive ages. Consequently, these services as well as researches have not addressed a large number of issues concerning men.
The term adolescence comes from the Latin word “adolescere,” which literally means "grow to maturity." This implies that the period of adolescence is one during which the child is slowly transformed into a mature adult.
The relationship between society and nature is an old one. It might be better to say that this relationship is ancient.
Child abuse manifests itself in several forms and dimensions - physical exploitation (child labour), emotional trauma (child prostitution) and marital harassment (child marriage).
As we stand at the threshold of the new reproductive health approach, there is growing recognition that a woman's health and that of her unborn foetus has a profound impact on the overall health status of the community.
The women's health movement in India today is fast gaining momentum, although there continues to be a vast gap between ground realities and women's aspirations. Women's groups are extremely active and are working towards the betterment of health care services nationwide.
The Shodhini experience has been able to draw upon a range of disciplines in an attempt to develop a woman-centered health care alternative.