Population welfare week is being observed by fixing flaxes on rickshaws:Begum Zakia Shahnawaz

Lahore: Provincial Minister for Population Welfare & Environment Protection Begum Zakia Shahnawaz has said that Population Welfare Department is playing an effective role for overcoming increasing population by giving priority to mother and child health care. She said that population welfare week is being observed enthusiastically from March 14 to 19 at district and tehsil level throughout Punjab which has been started by fixing awareness flaxes about population welfare programs on rickshaws at Gaddafi Stadium for making awareness campaign successful.

She expressed these views while launching population welfare week by fixing flaxes about population welfare on rickshaws, today. Zakia Shahnawaz said that population week is being observed by fixing flaxes on qingqi and auto rickshaws. She said that billboards, streamers and advertisements have been displayed and TV commercials are also being got on air.

The Provincial Minister said that family health clinics and family health centers will play important role in population welfare. She said that necessary information, awareness and literature about mother and child health care will be provided through seminars, rallies and holding competitions of Qirat, Naat, healthy children, quiz and essay writing.