Drive to be launched on family planning merits

Measures taken to create awareness about family planning, especially amongst marginalised and young people

RAWALPINDI:

The District Population Welfare Department Rawalpindi will observe a week-long drive in connection with "World Population Day" from July 18 to 22, highlighting its importance for a healthy society.

Talking to the media, District Officer Population Sheery Sukhan said the department was taking all measures to create awareness among the masses about the importance of family planning and extending relevant services so that marginalised section of the population and young people could plan their families.

She said that seminars, walks and workshops would be organised in all tehsils of the district, including Taxila, Murree, Gujar Khan, Kotli Sattian, Kahuta and Rawalpindi.

The population officer shared that speech competitions would be held at all tehsil headquarters to mobilise the population of the district's rural areas and raise awareness on various issues, including family planning and the concept of small family size.

Sheery said that family planning was vital for the country's development, adding that when couples decide to have smaller and healthier families, it benefits the community socially, economically and environmentally.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 15^th, 2022.