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YEAR: 1975

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Pakistan. (Family planning programs)

AUTHORS

Zaidi WH; Alahuddin M; Hardee JG

SOURCE

Studies in Family Planning 6(8): 254-257. August 1975.

ABSTRACT

In Pakistan's constitution the subject of population has for the 1st time been placed on the concurrent list, entitling

both the federal and provincial governments to initiate legislation on population planning. The program has been

renamed the Population Planning Programme, signifying the widening of its scope and a closer collaboration with

developmental programs in such areas as education, labor, industries, ag riculture, health, and rural development.

During 1974, 112,446 IUDs wer e inserted; 5366 sterilizations were performed; 61.329 million units or applications of

conventional contraceptives were distributed; and 1.719 million cycles of oral contraceptives were sold. The number

of units of condoms and other conventional contraceptives sold varied substantially by month. A major factor in the

variation has been inadequate and intermittant supply of conventional and oral contraceptives. Program activi and

budget are expected to expand in the coming years. A Demographic Policy Action Research Center has been

established to deal with the interdisciplinary field of formal and informal education, the organized sector of industrial

labor, female employment, health education, nutrition, rural sanitation, and integrated rural development as related to

population. (AUTHORS' MODIFIED) (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT7T 3023-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Pakistan. (Family planning programs)", is(are) Zaidi WH;

Alahuddin M; Hardee JG. The source of this article is "Studies in Family Planning 6(8): 254-257. August 1975.". This

article was published in 1975 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT7T 3023-06. All rights

reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 33023

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