كما أن الاستثمار في البشر من خلال صحتهم وتعليمهم ينظر إليه بوصفه السبيل الرئيسي إلى تحقيق النمو الاقتصادي والتنمية المستدامة.
Investment in people through their health and education is seen as the key to sustained economic growth and development. The ICPD also gave new impetus to safe motherhood programs by including them under a broadened mandate of reproductive health.