PopCom-8 Director Elnora Pulma said Thursday the caravan is one
way of bringing the family planning services and commodities closer to the
people.
Women who want to postpone their next baby for two or more years,
or want to totally stop childbearing but have not used any contraceptive method,
are said to have unmet needs for family planning.
As of last month, Eastern Visayas posted a total of 9,753 unmet
needs for women. However, no data is available on the number of women of
childbearing age in the region.
The caravan underscores courage and choice among couples with the
theme, “Pamilyang Planado, Panalo #FPTryMo”, to be more confident in claiming
their reproductive rights, especially their right to choose when to have
children and how many in accordance with their socioeconomic, emotional and
psychological capacity.
The caravan brings with it sessions on responsible parenthood and
family planning information, as well as reproductive health services made
available for women of reproductive age.
“We are strongly espousing for universal access to family planning
information and services for all women and couples, that they may be able to
properly plan their families in accordance with their desired timing, number
and spacing of their children,” Pulma said.
She added that investing in the reproductive health of women and
couples will later result in economic gains for the region, where families can
be financially secure in the years to come.
The caravan hopes to serve more than a thousand from the
identified unmet needs in the region, in full consideration of informed choice
and volunteerism.
The caravan is conducted in partnership with the local health
office, as well as the city and provincial population and health offices.
Family planning, globally, also contributes to the attainment of the 2030
Agenda for Sustainable Development. (LAAA/PNA)
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