National Population Council<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, Leticia Adelaide Appiah has proposed that childbirth should be restricted to just three (3) to ensure quality in human resource of the country.<\/p>\n[contextly_sidebar id=”iL37Yvzv6TGXbeaX7gfxrPgm1L20uXnK”]\u201cThe way forward is to have a population policy implemented, the growth rate should be reduced and we have to talk about the quality of life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The 2016 Population and Housing Census pegged Ghana\u2019s total population at 28.21\u00a0million while a United Nations estimates it to be 28.73 million as of August 20, 2017.<\/p>\n
China is among the few countries in the world who have adopted a major population control policy to restrict childbirth.<\/p>\n
In 1979,\u00a0the country started the “one child per family policy” (Juali Li 563) which stated that citizens must obtain a birth certificate before the birth of their children.<\/p>\n
A state government in India has instituted a policy to offer newlyweds a cash grant of 5000 rupees or $106 to wait two years to have their first child. Other states have also made having more than two children a disqualification from holding public office.<\/p>\n
According to Leticia Appiah, Ghana has in the last 30 years, maintained an astronomical growth rate of 2.5; comparative to the global average of 1.5.<\/p>\n
She said the development has negatively affected the country\u2019s economy and development.<\/p>\n
She noted that if the situation persists without the appropriate policy to address it, the quality of life in the country will experience a sharp decline leaving very few people with the needed technical know-how of addressing various challenges in the country.<\/p>\n
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By: Jonas Nyabor\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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