Health Ministry to launch 'Media awareness campaign' on population control soon : Dr Zafar.

ISLAMABAD -- Special Assistant on National Health Services Dr Zafar Mirza Friday said that Ministry of health and Population Welfare Department jointly would soon launched a massive education media awareness drive specially in the remote areas of the country to control the rising population growth rate.

Talking to private news channel, Dr Zafar Mirza expressed that population ratio increasing at global level including Pakistan and a door to door birth control drive was needed to make people well educated on this issue.

He mentioned that like other fields of social life, planning was also utmost important for family life and we could pave way for a bright future for our upcoming generations by adopting family planning.

He pointed out that over population caused unemployment and poverty.

He informed that incumbent government of PTI was utilizing all available resources to devise a comprehensive plan regarding population control.

He stressed the need for family planning and a healthy mother created a healthy society.

Dr Zafar Mirza urged media to play their active role in sensitizing public on family planning and population control.

Mirza said that it is important to link population policies with other policies related to improvement in health, education and women empowerment.

He said that the health and population sectors...