WORLD POPULATION DAY 2015
World Population Day is a yearly recurrent feature which is
celebrated worldwide on 11 July to raise awareness of
important population and development issues.
This year,
people around the world will be observing the 25th World
Population Day to enhance awareness of population issues,
including their relations to the environment and development.
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The global theme for this year is
““Vulnerable Populations in Emergencies”.
The United Nations Population Fund has chosen this theme to
focus on women, children and young people who comprise over
three quarters of the over 50 million people who have been
forcibly displaced from their homes by conflict and disasters in
most parts of the world. Girls and women in crisis situations
face much greater risk of abuse, sexual exploitation, violence,
forced marriage, reproductive health-related illnesses, and
death due to the lack of protection and an absence of aid
delivery to address their needs.
KEY MESSAGES
‘Dignity, safety and reproductive health for all women and girls
at all times’
‘No excuses, a life of a woman is precious, under any
circumstance and at all times’
Source: www.unfpa.org
To celebrate the World Population Day 2015 , the Ministry of Health and
Quality of life would carry out a one-day workshop to be held on 9 July
2015 to disseminate the findings of the 2014 Contraceptive Prevalence
Survey (CPS), which was carried out by the Mauritius Institute of Health in
collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Quality of Life.
The CPS is an important tool for monitoring and evaluating the
reproductive health services including the Family Planning Programme.
The study provides information of fertility levels, knowledge and use of
family planning methods, breast feeding practices and HIV/AIDS – related
knowledge and behavior.
The Ministry would also carry out training programmes for some
100 peer educators in sexual and reproductive health among women in
deprived areas, conduct focus groups discussions among in and out of
school youth on their main concerns with regards to sexual and
reproductive health and promote access to information and HIV testing in
deprived areas across the island.
Moreover, a series of sensitization campaigns, talks and training
programmes and workshops would be organised by the Ministry of Youth
and Sports, Ministry of Social Security, National Solidarity and Reform
Institutions, the Mauritius Family Planning and Welfare Association and
the Action Familiale to raise awareness among the population on sexual
reproductive health issues and emergencies in deprived areas.
The activities would also include;
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Participation of officers from different stakeholders on MBC program
“Priorité Santé”.
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Talks on the theme of World Population Day 2015 on MBC Radio/TV
and private radios.
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Electronic display on the theme of the World Population Day 2015 at
the Municipality of Port Louis ,Municipality of Vacoas and Municipality
of Quatre Bornes.
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Email to all ‘gov.mu’ users emphasizing the importance of the World
Population Day.