The policy also has specific fertility, migration and mortality goals. Changes in important demographic and economic indicators as a result of structural adjustment has made policy review and adjustment necessary. This process is frustrated by a lack of adequate data. The primary targets are adolescents and youth and the elderly. The government subscribes to and has been worked towards the Global Objective of Health for All by the year 2000.
Family planning is integrated into the maternal and child health at the primary health care level.
The functioning of the health services has been hindered by shortages of human resources in critical areas, especially in terms of nursing. Human resource base has been depleted as a result of migration. Notwithstanding inadequate statistics, a situation made even more serious by the loss of public records in a 1989 fire, the government is committed to integrating population into development planning. There is acceptance that population planning is an integral part of development planning. The goal of the Ministry of Education is to offer family life education in all public schools.