Objectives

The Five-Year Population Welfare Program Sindh is an integral part of National Population Welfare Program, which aims to take the family planning services at doorsteps of the people, and to ensure quality of services with the right of choice for small family norms.

The demographic objectives of the program in the Five Year Plan (2003-2008) are: -
To raise the contraceptive use rate from 27.72 percent in 2002-03 to 44.78 percent by the year 2007-2008.

To increase the number of users from 1.763 million in 2002-2003 to 2.581 million in 2007-08.

To reduce the growth rate from 2.31 percent in 2002-03 to 1.76 percent by the end of plan period in 2007-08.

The Population Welfare Program will not only contribute in improvement of socio economic development of the country but also to the health objective for reduction in maternal and infant mortality through birth spacing.

To achieve the above objectives the scheme covers activities in the Province of Sindh, which include support for administrative infrastructure at the Provincial, City Office Karachi, District and Tehsil levels.
Accordingly restructured set up of Karachi in line with other Government Departments. The family planning information and services will be provided through Family Welfare Center (FWC), Mobile Service Units (MSU), Provincial Line Departments (PLDs), Labour, Local Government, Rural and Social Welfare etc. Registered Medical Practitioners (RMPs), Hakeems and Homoeopaths.

The program will be supported by an effective Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities in harmony with national/ local cultural values. In addition, the scheme contains provision for logistical support. for implementation of planned activities and strengthening of working co-ordination with the N.G.Os and private sector delivering services in the field of Reproductive Health and Family Planning.

The federal scheme will also provide support to meet the requirement of contraceptives, clinical and non-clinical training of personnel, and research under taking. In addition the services extended through the Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). Target Group institutions (TGIs), Social Marketing of Contraceptives (SMC) and Lady Health Workers of Health Department will also contribute to the achievement of demographic goal of the program in the province.