GUWAHATI: World Population Day (WPD) is celebrated on July 11 every year. This year too Assam has geared up for celebrating World Population Day with extensive IEC campaigns and mobilization of clients.
This year's theme is — Provision of family planning services even in a crisis, for a self-reliant nation and family. The WPD will be conducted in the follwoing two phases:
* Mobilization fortnight (Dampatti Sampark Pakhwada) from June 27 to July 10. * Population Stabilization Fortnight (Jansankhya Sthirita Pakhwada) from July 11 to 24.
For the upcoming WPD 2021, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, the major thrust will be to empower people with the knowledge on family planning and the basket of choice available so that they can opt for the family planning method best suited for them. Another high focus will be on the Home delivery of contraceptives so that the clients can be provided services at the doorstep. Apart from this other methods of Family Planning such as IUCD/PPIUCD/PAIUCD/Antara inj and Sterilization services for both male and female are available in the Government Health facilities.
Last year amidst COVID pandemic Assam performed well with 835 sterilizations conducted, 20,848 IUCD insertions, 7,136 Antara injections administered, 7,02,229 condoms, 4,41,263 Oral Contraceptives distributed during the WPD, stated a release.