Dr. Arif Alvi Highlights Need For Family Planning and Twitter Is Down For It

President Arif Alvi recently shared a video about family planning and reproduction on Twitter and it has a lot of people talking.

By Ummara Sheraz | 2:28 pm | Sep 14, 2021
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The government of Pakistan has tried various campaigns to put a cap on Pakistan’s overpopulation problem. Now even President Arif Alvi is using his platform to educate people on family planning.

President Arif Alvi recently shared a video about family planning and reproduction on Twitter and it has a lot of people talking. As a medical practitioner, it’s not unusual for Dr. Arif Alvi to address the stigma surrounding planned parenthood.

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Pakistan’s population boom has caused many issues that as a part of the government the president must address. Hence, he captioned the post;

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“National health has a very deep connection to mother and child health. We should be giving priority to things that are important. Practice family planning for prosperity. Keep a check on the number of children. Make good health a reality. Don’t ignore this topic. Discuss it and spread the message. The informational video covers a range of social issues represented by different characters of the working class who are discouraged and disregarded for their efforts due to the associated stigma around the aforementioned topic of family planning and the wellbeing of individuals involved in the process.”

Even back in June 2021, the president reiterated the ‘need to educate people about family planning and monitoring the growing population in the country.’

Those that understood the importance of President Arif Alvi’s message, reshared the video. The public service message has received a lot of support, as well as spark the discussion it aimed to stir.

 

Some Netizens think it’s about time government officials use their personal platforms for important issues such as this.

 

Others expressed how vital these discussions are to overcoming the plethora of issues that stem from the patriarchy in Pakistan.

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The vital discourse surrounding reproductive health particularly family planning is surrounding by shame and embarrassment in South Asian cultures. The video shared by the Pakistani president is part of a campaign to raise awareness on the matter.

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Especially the population boom.

The brown paper bag is a metaphor for a blanket of ignorance people chose to wear rather than acknowledge very natural bodily processes and their long-term effects on health. Dr. Arif Alvi’s support for this campaign comes ahead of World Contraception Day on September 26.