Investment in family planning key to achieve sustainable population growth: Speakers
By Hamid Khan Wazir
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Dr. Faisal Sultan, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health, Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination said that investment in family planning was strategic and has far-reaching implications to achieve a sustainable population growth rate in Pakistan.
Speaking as a keynote speaker at a consultative meeting here on Tuesday, he said that cohesive actions were required at the federal and provincial levels to improve family planning programs.
Dr. Faisal Sultan also said the Council of Common Interest (CCI) recommendations provide a comprehensive framework for the federal and provincial governments to stabilize population growth.