World Population Day being observed today:
Bizenjo calls for controlling
increasing population
to achieve SDGs
Chief Minister says controlling population becomes unavoidable;
exhorts masses to adopt reproductive health means so they may
play important role in development of country and province
Independent Report
QUETTA: The Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo has expressed concern over the ever-increasing population of the country and stressed the need to control it so as to achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs) remaining in its resources and we may not suffer from the issue of food security.
The Chief Minister stated so in a message issued here marking the World Population Day being observed today (Tuesday) in the country as elsewhere in the world.
The Chief Minister said that today the whole world is celebrating the Population Day, which is aimed at highlighting the issues regarding increasing population and balancing the available resources and their distribution for the rights.
He said that the population of Pakistan is increasing rapidly. He recalled that the population of the country was around 30 million in 1974, which has increased to 250 million now. He said that we can make assessment that how we are facing economic and social problems due to increase of 220 million people since then while Pakistan has become the fifth most populous country of the world.
The Chief Minister said that we have to control the increasing population in order to achieve the goals of sustainable development remaining in our own resources.
He regretfully pointed out that children are suffering from numerous diseases since their births due to the increasing population as a result we are confronting the issue of standard growth.
He said that the control of population is taken in the country just normal considering it mere family planning while it actually includes reduction in the maternal and infant mortality ratio, prevention of AIDS, treatment of hepatitis, ending unemployment and provision of medical facilities.
Thus, it has become unavoidable to control the increasing population in the country as the health and education facilities are lacking due to rise in population.
He said that the province is playing important role to create political, social and economic consciousness among the people about population. For the purpose, a task force has also been established at the provincial level, adding he mentioned.
Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo stressed that we have to ponder upon that what we can do for our country and province as a nation, and where we are heading towards regarding reproductive health and population welfare. He also stressed the need to connect the programme with more developed and informative health system.
He urged the masses to adopt the reproductive health means so that they may play important role in development of the country and province.
Secretary Population Welfare:
Meanwhile, the Secretary Population Welfare Department, Abdullah Khan has stressed that knowledge of women and their access to the reproductive health is necessary for the family planning and empowerment of the people.
In a message issued here on World Population Day, the Secretary said that this day reminds us that every individual has the right to make decision about one’s reproductive health. This day also motivates us to acknowledge the mutual coordination between the population, sustainable development and acquiring SDGs, he added.
He also said that we can do work for poverty alleviation, better health care, ensuring food security and protection of our resources by creating a balance in the population and resources.
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