Informing Policy
We translate evidence into actionable recommendations to guide inclusive and responsive policies.
At the Population Center, we are dedicated to fostering a brighter future for every citizen. We firmly believe that the foundation of a prosperous nation lies in the well-being of its people.
Dashboard presented to President of Pakistan on August 27, 2020, in Task Force meeting. Dashboard appreciated as planning, monitoring and accountability tool for CCI decisions.
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On January 14, 2021, PCP signed an MOU with Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) and Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS).
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In a meeting with DG Health Sindh and representatives of DHIS, LHW-MIS and cLMIS on September 30 next steps for Dashboard installation in Sindh province
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Dashboard presented to Health and Population Minister Sindh in a virtual meeting on July 16, 2020. Dashboard much appreciated as planning, monitoring and accountability tool
READ MOREPopulation Center was established in 2018 and was later registered with SECP in March 2024 under section 42 of the Companies Act 2017. The primary objective of Population Center is to carry out research and communications activities to create and utilize evidence of the implications of the rapid population growth on all facets of people’s lives and the country’s development prospects. Our objective is to provide technical inputs in developing communication products that aim at bringing a behavioral change in the minds of people in line with the CCI-approved national narrative on population, which calls for creating a balance between resources and population size.
Best Bet 01
We need to spend more on family planning services to fulfill the unmet need. Its a win-win proposition: spending more on family planning will mean spending less on reproductive health services and better health for mothers and children. Pakistan must take up this opportunity if we are to achieve sustainable population growth levels.
Best Bet 02
The international evidence shows that vouchers can play a critical role in improving access of poor and marginalized women to family planning and reproductive health services, of which they are generally deprived. By recognizing their right to these services, the voucher schemes enable the women and their husbands to take important decisions regarding the size of their family and spacing of children.
Best Bet 03
The government cannot do it all alone, and every section of the society must play their role in bringing down population growth to sustainable levels_ This is the key message of the measures approved by the Council of Common Interests in promoting family planning This paper examines how the services of Family Physicians and for-profit private sector could be engaged towards this end.
