John Magufuli

====Birth control====
In September 2018, Magufuli told a rally: "Those going for [[family planning]] are lazy ... they are afraid they will not be able to feed their children. They do not want to work hard to feed a large family and that is why they opt for birth controls and end up with one or two children only."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/tanzania-president-john-magufuli-birth-control-lazy-feed-family-a8534316.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220613/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/tanzania-president-john-magufuli-birth-control-lazy-feed-family-a8534316.html |archive-date=13 June 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Tanzania's president says women using birth control are too 'lazy' to feed a family|work=Independent|first=Maya|last=Oppenheim|date=12 September 2018|location=London|access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/11/africa/tanzania-birth-control-magufuli-intl/|title='Don't use birth control,' Tanzania's President tells women in the country|work=CNN|date=11 September 2018|first=Stephanie|last=Busari|access-date=19 March 2021}}</ref> He urged people not to listen to those advising about birth control, some of it coming from foreigners, because it has sinister motives.<ref name="thecitizen.co.tz">{{cite web|url=http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Magufuli-advises-against-birth-control/1840340-4751990-4h8fqpz/index.html|title=Magufuli advises against birth control|work=The Citizen|access-date=21 March 2021|location=Tanzania|date=10 September 2018|archive-date=21 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210721100208/https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/News/Magufuli-advises-against-birth-control/1840340-4751990-4h8fqpz/index.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/9/10/tanzanias-john-magufuli-advises-against-birth-control|title=Tanzania's John Magufuli advises against birth control|work=Al Jazeera|date=10 September 2018|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> The statement has drawn criticism from [[Amnesty International]] and others.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/25/africa/tanzania-suspends-family-planning-advert-intl|title= Amnesty International condemns Tanzania's 'attack' on family planning|work=CNN|access-date=21 March 2021|date=25 September 2018|first1=Bukola|last1=Adebayo|first2=Damilola|last2=Odutayo}}</ref> In July 2019, Magufuli urged women to "set your ovaries free".<ref>{{Cite web|title='Set your ovaries free:' Tanzania leader seeks population growth|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/7/10/set-your-ovaries-free-tanzania-leader-seeks-population-growth|access-date=18 February 2021|website=Al Jazeera|language=en|date=10 July 2019}}</ref> Despite his opinion on contraception, Magufuli had shown support for a decades-old law which permitted schools to expel pregnant students, stating that he believed "After getting pregnant, you are done".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-06-30|title='After getting pregnant, you are done': no more school for Tanzania's mums-to-be|url=http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/jun/30/tanzania-president-ban-pregnant-girls-from-school-john-magufuli|access-date=2022-02-02|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>