Fifty Years of Family Planning in the Democratic Republic of the Congo The Dogged Pursuit of Progress

This book chronicles 50 years of struggle to introduce family planning into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Interweaving details of major political, social, and economic events into the history of family planning in DRC, the book will interest development and public health researchers and practitioners, as well as DRC historians.

Info autore

Jane T. Bertrand is the Neal A. and Mary Vanselow Professor at Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. For over four decades, Bertrand has combined an academic career of classroom teaching and publication with active engagement in family planning programs in Guatemala, Morocco, and Zaïre/DRC. A specialist in Monitoring and Evaluation, she has researched barriers to contraceptive use and assessed program performance. As director of the Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health from 2001 to 2009, Bertrand supported programs worldwide in Social and Behavior Change Communication across multiple public health topics.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bertrand Jane T., Jane T. Bertrand
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 29.08.2025
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Geoscienze > Geografia; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche
• EAN: 9781032718903
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3271890-3
• Numero di pagine: 310
• Serie: Routledge Studies on Gender and Sexuality in Africa
• Categorie: History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, HEALTH & FITNESS / Women's Health, Africa, Anthropology, MEDICAL / Family & General Practice, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General, HISTORY / Women, MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health, HISTORY / Africa / West, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood, Personal & public health, Politics & government, Social & political philosophy, social and political philosophy, Social welfare & social services, Sociology: family & relationships, Social issues & processes, Regional Studies, Gynaecology and obstetrics, Politics and government, Gynaecology & obstetrics, Regional / International studies, Gender studies: women, Social and ethical issues, Gender studies: women and girls, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Personal and public health / health education, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships, Social welfare, social policy and social services, Health Systems Strengthening, Demographic transition, population policy;contraceptive uptake;health systems strengthening;postcolonial public health;demographic transition;sub-Saharan Africa development;reproductive health programme evaluation, sub-Saharan Africa development, postcolonial public health, contraceptive uptake, reproductive health programme evaluation