John Bongaarts is a vice president and distinguished scholar at the Population Council, an organization that conducts research and delivers solutions to improve lives around the world. Bongaarts is a member of the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, and a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was named Laureate of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) in 2013. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/john-bongaarts/rss en Health Reproductive Rights Thu, 14 Jul 2016 11:43:12 +0000 John Bongaarts https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2016/07/14/family-planning-is-an-investment-in-development https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2016/07/14/family-planning-is-an-investment-in-development Putting more money into family planning programs in the developing world makes populations healthier and boosts national stability, writes John Bongaarts, vice president of the Population Council.