World Population Day Observed In East Khasi Hills

SHILLONG: The office of the District Medical and Health Officer (DMHO), East Khasi Hills district organized a program to mark World Population Day and the launch of the Population Stabilization Fortnight 2019 at Sohryngkham Community Hall, Lulong, Sohryngkham, East Khasi Hills district on Thursday.

The programme was attended by Mawryngkneng MLA David Nongrum in the presence of R Wahlang, BDO, Mawryngkneng, CR&D Block, Dr JB Ranee, Additional DMHO, East Khasi Hills, Dr A Kharduit, Senior Medical and Health Officer, i/c Mawryngkneng PHC, village headman, heath officials, ASHA/Anganwadi workers, elders, teachers and students among others. Speaking at the programme, Nongrum stated that the primary objective of the observance of World Population Day is to create awareness on the need to adopt family planning measures to ensure that families prosper, the resultant effect of which is the prosperity of the State and the nation at large.

He also said that the need of the hour is the forging of a close coordination between all the stakeholders including parents, educational institutions, village authorities and the government, in respect of awareness creation on the importance of small families as big families often result in constraints in educational and employment opportunities for children.

An extempore speech competition and a poster competition was also organized on the occasion. It may be mentioned that World Population Day was first observed on July 11,1989.

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