FAMILY PLANNING UNIT
Mandate
To educate and provide family planning services to women and men that best fit their preference.
Functions
- Promotes optimal birth spacing.
- Decreases certain high-risk pregnancies.
- Contributes to improving women’s and children’s health.
- Empowers parents with the decision-making skills to make informed choices regarding reproductive health issues, including family size.
- Prevents sexually transmitted diseases.
- Promotes effective parenthood.