Tanzania's President John Magufuli advised women to stop taking birth control . He said this was because Tanzania needed people and it was enough to educate many children. He said: "Women can give up contraceptive methods." President Magufuli cited the of European countries that do not have enough , which he says is because of birth control. He told reporters: "I have traveled to Europe and I have seen the of birth control. In some they are now struggling with a population. They have no labor ."
President Magufuli said birth control was because of . He said people who use family planning worry about feeding their . He said they didn't want to work hard to feed a family, so they use birth control and have one or two children. He said: "You have . You are big farmers. You can feed your children. Why then resort to birth control?" One pointed out that Tanzania does not help large families. He said: "Our health schemes can only accommodate a of four children from one family."
