Speakers

Prof Heba   Nassar
Professor of Economics-Former Vice President Cairo University

Biography:

Professor of Economics and Director of (Review of Economics and Political Science(REPS) Journal. Was Vice President of Cairo University, Chair of the Economic Department, Vice Dean of FEPS and the Director of the Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies.
Since 1994 till now she is directing research projects at the Social Research Center of the American University in Cairo in cooperation with national and international organizations and is a board member of several national companies and international committees and centers. Has several publications in national and international  conferences and journals on Small business, microfinance, Social Protection, Population and Migration and Women, Labor market and Human Resource Development

Financial cost benefit analysis for family planning programs

This study is based on a UNFPA project to follow up an earlier report that tried to demonstrate the financial benefits of family planning programs to help governments in their decision to allocate their scarce resources accordingly. It aims to update  the  family planning program financial analyses adopted to: (1) estimate the impacts of family planning programs on government expenditures for social services such as health, education, housing, and food subsidies; (2) compare reductions in government social services spending as a result of family planning programs to the costs of family planning services; and (3) show the financial viability of family planning programs and their effectiveness in improving the quality of social services”. In order to align the results to the national strategy for family planning the timeframe and projection period is 2014-2050 and the financial results were compared with the first report in 2005