2,431 women in Akola district undergo family planning surgery since April

Women are leading the way in family planning operations in Akola district. Since April, 2,431 women in the district have undergone the operation. The health department had run an awareness campaign for this, and women responded well to it.

The health department is running several initiatives keeping in mind family planning and the health of mothers and children. Under these, information on family planning operations was given to people through various health centres, sub-centres and the District Women's Hospital in Akola district.

In both villages and cities, health workers, ASHA volunteers and health workers at the grassroots are counselling people. At health centres and sub-centres, these workers approach women and give them the necessary information about family planning operations. Women who then agree are provided facilities for further treatment and the operation at the District Women's Hospital. The health workers concerned play an important role in this entire process.

Eligible women are told about the different methods of family planning and encouraged to decide according to their own wishes.

Among those who undergo family planning operations, the number of women is always higher than that of men. The health department always runs awareness campaigns to increase the number of men. Even so, men are not coming forward, so the responsibility for the operation falls on women. Men are always anxious about family planning, the health of mothers, some problems that may arise later, fatigue while working and certain personal matters. For this reason, the number of men coming for family planning is always low.

Family planning makes it possible to keep the size of the family limited and also to look after women's health. Stressing awareness, the health department is preparing to carry out this work more effectively. For this, separate initiatives, guidance camps and counselling programmes will be held in rural and urban areas.