Government aims to lower birth rate

Government aims to lower birth rate

MEDAN, North Sumatra: The government aims to lower the birth
rate from 2.6 children per fertile woman to 2.1 in 2015 by
introducing a new birth control program, an official said here on
Tuesday.

Head of the National Family Planning Coordination Board
(BKKBN) Sumarjati Aroso said her institution plans to increase
its performance by giving better access to birth control
services.

Sumarjati said Indonesia's population increased by around
three to four million people per year, which she said could
become a major burden for the government.

Giving better access to birth control information and services
would hopefully enable the government to decrease the birth rate,
thus improving the quality of life of citizens, she said. --JP