FAMILY PLANNING IN PAKISTAN

There is tremendous increase in the population of Pakistan. Over population has resulted into hunger and male nutrition of thousands of people. The best of checking the growth of population is through family planning. It aims at having space between the births of children. The department of family planning has been set up in the country which propagates methods and devices of birth control.

The purpose of family planning is not to stop child birth, But the regulate population growth. Films, radio, television and press should be utilized to acquaint people with the advantages of having controlled population. Without making education accessible to all corners of the society; particularly women CPR of global standards can’t be achieved in the long run. Women education can lead to Pakistan’s transformation from agrarian society to an industrialized base where gender roles, abilities and powers will be worked more imperatively leading to better implementation of FP policies and RH services. - Definition “Family planning allows individuals and couples to anticipate and attain their desired number of children and the spacing and timing of their births.

It is achieved through the use of safety methods and the treatment of involuntary infertility. A woman’s ability to space and limit her pregnancies has a direct impact on her health and well-being as well as on the outcome of each pregnancy.”

Written By Khalida Qasim 

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