'Planned family a must for making nation poverty-free'
Saturday, 12 July 2008
RAJSHAHI, July 11 (BSS): Speakers at a discussion meeting here today said planned family has become indispensable to make the nation poverty-free side by side with taking it towards the path of success in all respects.
They underlined the need for collective efforts of all individuals and authorities concerned to reach the message and aspects of planned family to the doorsteps of all fertile couples and said there is no alternative to planned family to free the nation from the curse of poverty and illiteracy.
They were addressing the discussion meeting at the auditorium of Family Welfare Visitors Training Institute arranged in observance of the World Population Day. The theme of the day is "It's a right, let's make it real".
Additional Commissioner of Rajshahi division Asit Kumar Mukutmoni, Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Johurul Islam, Social Worker Dr Sultan Ahmed and Executive Director of Tilottoma Sechhasebi Sangstha Mursheda Murshed addressed the discussion with Deputy Director of Family Planning Department Mazedul Islam in the chair.
The speakers said the nation has attained successes in different need-based sectors, particularly immunisation, for the last couple of decades but could not achieve the cherished target of family planning as yet.
They asked the field-level officials and workers to perform their duty with utmost sincerity and honesty to reach the expected goal.
The meeting was informed that the population growth rate has now been reduced to 0.98 per cent in the district while the national figure is 1.41 per cent. The percentage of contraceptive users is 78.24.
Earlier, a large number of family planning and health officials and staff and other organisations concerned brought out a colourful rally and paraded the city streets carrying banners and festoons in observance of the day.
They underlined the need for collective efforts of all individuals and authorities concerned to reach the message and aspects of planned family to the doorsteps of all fertile couples and said there is no alternative to planned family to free the nation from the curse of poverty and illiteracy.
They were addressing the discussion meeting at the auditorium of Family Welfare Visitors Training Institute arranged in observance of the World Population Day. The theme of the day is "It's a right, let's make it real".
Additional Commissioner of Rajshahi division Asit Kumar Mukutmoni, Deputy Civil Surgeon Dr Johurul Islam, Social Worker Dr Sultan Ahmed and Executive Director of Tilottoma Sechhasebi Sangstha Mursheda Murshed addressed the discussion with Deputy Director of Family Planning Department Mazedul Islam in the chair.
The speakers said the nation has attained successes in different need-based sectors, particularly immunisation, for the last couple of decades but could not achieve the cherished target of family planning as yet.
They asked the field-level officials and workers to perform their duty with utmost sincerity and honesty to reach the expected goal.
The meeting was informed that the population growth rate has now been reduced to 0.98 per cent in the district while the national figure is 1.41 per cent. The percentage of contraceptive users is 78.24.
Earlier, a large number of family planning and health officials and staff and other organisations concerned brought out a colourful rally and paraded the city streets carrying banners and festoons in observance of the day.