CALLING for a better family planning method and an accessible contraceptive distribution nationwide, the Department of Health (DoH), in collaboration with the Commission on Population and Development (PopCom) and Bayer Philippines Inc., led the observance of World Contraception Day 2021.
The agencies are pushing to increase awareness on the country's reproductive health situation that can be achieved through better investments and intensified support for women's health and family planning programs as well as increased awareness of the provisions of Republic Act 10354 or the "Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Law" through partnerships with allied government agencies and local government units, the private sector, civil society organizations, the academe and the media.
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