PRESS RELEASE
REF: POPCOM 10
TEL .NOS. 858-54-09
JULY 10, 2007
TODAY, JULY 11, THE PHILIPPINE
POPULATION COMMUNITY WILL JOIN THE GLOBAL OBSERVANCE
OF WORLD POPULATION DAY. THE FOCUS OF THIS YEAR’S CELEBRATION
IS THE CALL FOR MEN’S INVOLVEMENT IN FAMILY PLANNING
AND MATERNAL HEALTH. THUS, THE COMMISSION ON POPULATION
WILL CELEBRATE THE EVENT WITH THE THEME “MEN AS PARTNERS
IN MATERNAL HEALTH”
ACCORDING TO DIRECTOR PSYCHE
PALER, “ THE WOMEN HAVE BEEN THE PRINCIPAL TARGETS OF
POPULATION PROGRAMS WORLD WIDE, AND AS SUCH, WOMEN BEAR
MOST OF THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FERTILITY MANAGEMENT.”
IN REALITY, MEN AS HOUSEHOLD HEADS, CAN PLAY A CRUCIAL
ROLE IN ENSURING THE HEALTH OF MOTHERS BY BEING ACTIVELY
INVOLVED IN FAMILY PLANNING.
NO WOMAN SHOULD DIE GIVING LIFE
AND THE MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY THIS YEAR AND
BEYOND IS THAT “MEN ARE PARTNERS AND AGENTS FOR CHANGE,
SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND SAFE MOTHERHOOD.”
THUS, IN THIS MODERN WORLD, WE
NEED MEN WHO ARE: INFORMED AND WOULD MAKE CONSENSUAL
DECISIONS REGARDING SEXUALITY AND REPRODUCTION; SUPPORTERS
OF THEIR PARTNERS’ NEEDS AND AS RECIPIENTS OF SERVICES
FOR THEIR OWN HEALTH AND WELL-BEING AND EAGER TO CHALLENGE
CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES THAT ENDANGER WOMEN’S HEALTH.
TO CELEBRATE WORLD POPULATION
DAY, POPCOM IS CONDUCTING A SEMINAR ON FERTILITY AWARENESS
AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH FOR MEN ONLY ON JULY 11, 2007
AT POPCOM’S REGIONAL TRAINING CENTER, CARMEN, CAGAYAN
DE ORO CITY. THIS WILL BE PARTICIPATED IN BY MEN FROM
MEDIA OUTLETS AND VARIOUS GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN THE
CITY. THEY WILL BE GIVEN INFORMATION ON FAMILY PLANNING
AND RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD AND COMMON CAUSES OF INFERTILTY
IN MEN AND PROSTATE CANCER.
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Approved for release:
(signed)
PSYCHE P. PALER
Regional Director
