District Population Welfare Department Mansehra

District Population Welfare Office Mansehra

Address:              Near Session Court, Mohalla Nogazi Mansehra

Phone #               0997-300336

E-mail:                  dpwo_mansehra@yahoo.com 

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Function of Department

• To reduce the national population growth rate by different conventional and non conventional contraceptives methods.
• Reproductive Health services.
• Mother and child Health care.
• Provision of contraceptives to eligible couple.

 Functions of Family Welfare Centers

1-   Family Planning activities.

2-   Counseling.

3-   Treatment of minor ailments.

4-   Motivation of eligible couples.

5-   Satellite camps.

6-   MCH services.

7-   Registration of eligible couples.

8-   Referral of CS Cases to RHSCs.

9-   IEC- Baby Show, Distribution of pamphlets and other material.

10- IEC activities through friends of FWC.

11- Meeting with influential and elected representatives in the area.

 Functions of Mobile Service Units. (MSUs)

• Scheduled camps in outreach areas.
• Technical support to the FWCs.
• Monitoring Duty.
• Provision of Services at the door step of clients.
• Health care- MCH & Consultation.
• Treatment of diseases.
• First aid.
• Emergency Services in Disasters. 

Functions of Reproductive Health Service Centers –A  (RHSC-A Type).

• Contraceptives surgery.
• All Family Planning Services.
• Treatment of diseases.
• Obstetrics and gynecological support.
• Comprehending all activities of Service Outlets except registration, meetings with influential and elected representatives.

 Targets of Department

No specific targets have been assigned .It is a Social and behavioral change programme. It is a programme of informed choice.

According to population policy 2015 KPK, the goals and objectives are as under.

 Goals of Department

• To attain replacement level of fertility through enhanced voluntary family
• To promote family planning as a Reproductive Health Right, based on informed and voluntary choice.
• To Reduce unmet need of contraception and unwanted pregnancies through universal access and improved quality of Family Planning Services.
• To adhere the requisites for demographic dividend for economic growth by making investment in child survival, reproductive Health and prioritizing education especially female education.

OBJECTIVES

To attain Population Stabilization through:

1. Reduction in TFR to 2.1 by 2020.
2. Increase CPR to 60% by 2020.
3. Reduction in PGR to 1.3% by 2020.
4. Access to modern Family Planning methods by 2020

 Medium Term Objectives

• Achieve universal access to safe and quality reproductive health / Family Planning services by 2020.
• Increase contraceptive prevalence rate( CPR) from the existing level of 28 % to 42 % by 2020.
• Raise modern CPR from existing level of 20% (PDHS 2012-13) to 28% by 2020 .
• Reduce unmet need for family planning from existing level of 26% (PDHS 2012-13) to 15% by 2020.

 Long Terms Objectives

• Raise contraceptive prevalence rate from 28 % in 2012-13 to 55 % by 2032.
• Decrease total fertility rate from 3.9 in 2012-13 to 3.3 births per woman by 2020 and attain replacement level fertility (2.1 Births per woman) by 2032.
• Encourage increased investment for acceleration of female education and empowerment to facilitate attainment of population sector related objectives.
• Reduce Annual Population Growth Rate from 2.2 % in 2013 to 1.3 % by 2032.

FACILITIES IN DISTRICT MANSEHRA

1. Family Welfare Centers                                32
2. Mobile Service Units                                     02
3. RHSC “A”                                                    01