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Wednesday, November 9, 2022

Family Planning extends to communities 

BUENAVISTA, Agusan del Norte -- A total of 112 married women received free family planning service, known as Progestin Subdermal Implant on October 2022 from the Commission on Population and Development Caraga Family Wellness Clinic.

The POPCOM Caraga Family Wellness Clinic successfully served 11 clients from Kitcharao on October 20, six recipents from RTR on October 25, and nine  beneficiaries from Magallanes on October 26, 2022, all in the province of Agusan del Norte. 

Meanwhile, 69 clients from Rosario, Agusan del Sur benefited from the free FP service during the Family Planning Outreach as well as 17 clients from Dinagat, Province of Dinagat Islands.

As part of its protocol, the clients attended the Responsible Parenthood and Family Planning or RPFP session with the POPCOM Caraga Program Coordinator for Agusan del Norte, Jocel Garrido, and Gemalyn Limbaga, POPCOM Caraga Logistics Coordinator

POPCOM Caraga disclosed that aside from the free PSI insertion, clients were also given hygiene kits and food packs. (Gabrielle Paolo M. Mordeno, POPCOM Caraga/PIA Agusan del Norte)