Copenhagen Consensus is a project that seeks to establish priorities for advancing global welfare using methodologies based on the theory of welfare economics, using cost–benefit analysis. It was conceived and organized around 2004 by Bjørn Lomborg, the author of The Skeptical Environmentalist and the then director of the Danish government's Environmental Assessment Institute.
Preventing spread of HIV
Control malaria
Family planning is the consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them. Things that may play a role on family planning decisions include marital situation, career or work considerations, financial situations. If sexually active, family planning may involve the use of contraception and other techniques to control the timing of reproduction.
Combined oral contraceptives. Introduced in 1960, "the Pill" has played an instrumental role in family planning for decades.
A community health worker explains to a woman in Madagascar different methods for family planning.
Global maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births (2010)
Placard showing negative effects of lack of family planning and having too many children and infants (Ethiopia)