Namibian President Rejects Gates Foundation Birth Control Trial, Calls It Injustice to Nation

Namibian President Rejects Gates Foundation Birth Control Trial, Calls It Injustice to Nation

Namibia’s President, Her Excellency Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, has rejected a proposal from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to carry out trials of a hormonal intrauterine device (IUD) capable of preventing pregnancy for up to eight years in the country.

Describing the plan as a serious injustice to both the Namibian people and humanity, President Nandi-Ndaitwah argued that population control measures should be considered by countries with much larger populations, such as the United States, rather than a nation of just over three million people.

 She stressed that any effort to restrict Namibia’s population growth undermines the future and potential of its citizens.