| Abstract: | This article reports the results of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) Plus Five review with a particular focus on the health of women. During the Cairo ICPD conference in 1994, 184 UN member states gathered to discuss the broad issue of and interrelationships between population, sustained economic growth and sustainable development, and advances in the health, education, economic status and women empowerment. The consensus reached at this meeting was expressed as a 20-year Program of Action. In 1999, over 170 government delegations and about 200 nongovernmental organizations met again to discuss progress and obstacles, and to decide on steps for further implementation of this International Program of Action, which was referred to as ICPD Plus Five. This meeting showed significant changes in health policies and programs in a number of countries. |
