The Pakistani nation is among the fastest growing nations in the world today. Since 1951, the population of Pakistan increased from34 million to 144 million in 2001 (Population Policy of Pakistan, nd). This has contributed to making Pakistan the sixth most populous nation in the world. The enormity of the problem is not hard to realize since the resource generation power of the country has remained almost the same (Population Policy of Pakistan, nd).
Effort to improve the health quality of mothers and children and reduction in the number of children per mother are some of the important developments in the various family planning programs introduced in Pakistan. The family planning policies are focusing on creating a balance between an increase in the resources and a reduction in the population so as to achieve a balance between the resources and the consumers (Population Policy of Pakistan, nd). This is not very easily achieved. For much of the Pakistani population is living in poverty, which makes it difficult to allocate resources and creating a more prosperous outcome for the poor families. Reduction in the size of families through family planning will help in improving the quality of life and will provide better chances of education and employment for the next generations (Population Policy of Pakistan, nd).
The family planning policy therefore, is currently set to reduce the population growth to 1.9 per cent per year (Hardee and Leahy, 2008). It also aims to improve awareness, understanding and acceptance among the masses regarding contraception and family planning and how it can help improve the quality of life (Population Policy of Pakistan, nd). Since high birth rates are more of a trend among poor populations, making them understand that proper planning will improve health of the family, improve the quality of life and increase the children’s education and job opportunities are essential (Hardee and Leahy, 2008).
There are many challenges to population planning implementation in Pakistan. In Pakistan, the cultural and religious institutions consider family planning a very wrong deed and have been fiercely resistant to this trend. The people follow this social pressure instead of considering their own health, resources and limitations. This factor is the primary reason why many areas of Pakistan are still devoid of family planning centers (Hardee and Leahy, 2008). Misconceptions, rumors and false propaganda about family planning practices are also among the most common reasons why there has been an extremely slow response in the Pakistani population. And this response is still negligible in poor areas where the need is most.
Women are more likely to be interested in such family planning practices than men, although the male dominated pattern of society prohibits its implementation. Women are not aware of family planning options, and even if they are are not able to access these facilities. In many cases, people do know about these practices, but implementation is not possible, which fails to serve the purpose of creating awareness (Hardee and Leahy, 2008).
The government of Pakistan needs to invest more in family planning policies and create a more active set of physicians and health care providers who will emphasize the importance of family planning in Pakistan. The need to increase awareness and the removal of social taboos associated with family planning are also an immediate need (Hardee and Leahy, 2008).
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