Does Saving Starving People Cause More Pain?

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I watched videos about all those people who are undergoing a famine in Somalia. In an area that is so historically arid, I don't understand how so many people could have survived. When I saw aid workers distribute food to these people and a disturbing thought came to me. Many of these people have seven to eight children. Feeding them all so they will survive will only cause a larger growth in population for the future. So when another famine comes along later, even more people will starve than in the first place. The suffering might increase long term even though we stopped it short term. At the time of another famine, we ourselves might not have the resources to help.

Would it be wrong to pass out condoms and contraception alongside the food?

I am not saying we shouldn't be feeding starving people. I am a big humanitarian., and I think it is necessary to stop unrest from spreading to more affluent countries. What I am saying is if we do help them out should we be doing more to ensure it doesn't happen again?