To create awareness over various aspects of family planning, the Population Foundation of India (PFI) organized a two-day workshop at the Noor-Us-Sabah Palace Bhopal on Monday. On the second and last day on Tuesday, the participants would visit the field.
The main objective of the workshop is to build sensitivity around the issues of quality of family planning services available to women in the public health system and to build knowledge and capacity of media persons over health and population issues in order to generate evidence based information for advocacy.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare member advisor Alok Banerjee discussed various issues of family planning in the workshop.
While discussing the role of the Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) in the family planning Banerjee said, “Ashas have been more active than ever in the family planning. The way Ashas are providing their services is commendable.” Banerjee also discussed various issues related to health and population.
Senior Obstetrician Madhuri Chandra Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) discussed over the topic ‘Family planning methods and their effectiveness’. Representatives of the foundation also explained the objectives of Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon (MKBKSH).
MKBKSH was launched to address regressive practices such as sex selection, early marriage, early and repeated pregnancies, under-nutrition of girls, domestic violence and gender inequality prevalent in the country (and other parts of the world), PFI has conceptualized and initiated a communication intervention called Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon (MKBKSH).
Using a 360 degree communication approach, it has reached out to intended audiences through television, radio, mobile, social media and an intensive outreach through NGO partners in five districts each of Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, to enhance knowledge, change perceptions and shift attitudes on these social issues.
The foundation would also conduct a field visit to create awareness on reproductive health services at the grass root level on Tuesday.