Fulfilment of fertility desires for the attainment of Global Sustainable Development Goals

Affiliations

¹ UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland mburug@who.int.
² UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

Gitau Mburu et al. BMJ Glob Health. 2023 Apr.

. 2023 Apr;8(4):e012322.

doi: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012322.

¹ UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland mburug@who.int.
² UNDP-UNFPA-UNICEF-WHO-World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.

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Keywords: Epidemiology; Health policy; Maternal health; Obstetrics; Public Health.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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