KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has constituted a nine-member Sindh Population Taskforce (SPTF) to devise short term, medium term and long term strategies to stabilize population growth as per Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
A notification, in this regard, has been issued by Chief Secretary Sindh Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah on Friday, said a statement.
Sindh Chief Minister is Chairman and Sindh Health & Population Minister is Vice-Chairman of SPTF while Chief Secretary, Minister for P&D, Education Minister, CM Advisor for Information, Chairman P&D, Additional Chief Secretary Health, and Secretary Population Welfare are among members of the Taskforce.
The Taskforce may co-opt any new member, as and when required while any expert may be invited as per need to present specific report or views for consideration of the Taskforce.
The Taskforce is assigned the Terms of Reference (TORs) include to guide relevant sector for planning in accordance with population dynamics.
It would commission and review report on population dynamics affecting economic development in the province and take policy decisions so as to reduce fertility and to increase uptake of family planning.
It would engage with international donors, development partners and civil society to enhance investment in family planning and reproductive health and bring in international experiences and lessons learnt.
The Taskforce would examine private sector potential and guide in strengthening of Public Privet Partnership Act and Policy of the provincial government.
It would also introduce and take measures to enforce legislation, regulatory mechanisms for reproductive health right.
The SPTF will meet in very four months under the Chairmanship of the Chief Minister of Sindh.
The Foreign Policy Working Group (FPWG), already functioning since 2016 comprising all relevant stakeholders on family planning in public, private sectors and development partner, shall continue to work while holding its meeting on quarterly basis.
The FPWG will be reviewing the progress on Costed Implementation Plan (CIP) and family planning initiative in the province and shall submit its report to SPTF for review and further policy guideline.
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