Family planning agency set to elect new leader
Family planning agency set to elect new leader
SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The Indonesian Planned Parenthood
Association (PKBI) has a choice between a physician, an economist
or a psychologist, all noted public figures, for its chairman.
The association, which has pioneered Indonesia's family
planning campaign since way back in 1957, is holding its congress
to discuss the strategy to take it to the end of the century and
to elect its leader.
Three names have been mentioned as probably choices: the
incumbent Kartono Mohamad, a physician; economist Priyono
Tjiptoherijanto, who is currently the deputy chairman; and
psychologist Sarlito Wirawan who is currently a member of the
advisory board.
The congress got underway here on Tuesday with a keynote
address from Central Java Governor Soewardi.
Central Java has been given the honor of hosting the congress
because of its success in promoting PKBI's campaign for vasectomy
amongst men as an alternative family planning method.
On average 6,000 men are vasectomized in the province each
year, while other provinces manage less than 1,000.
Some 300 people from PKBI's branch offices in 22 provinces are
taking part in the three-day congress which is due to end today.
Minister of Population and the chairman of the National Family
Planning Board (BKKBN) Haryono Suyono is slated to close the
gathering.
The association has gone beyond simply encouraging people to
use contraceptives but it is actively promoting the concept of
responsible family planning.
Most recently, it has also launched a program on sex education
for youth and it is currently in the preparatory stages of
creating Indonesia's first sperm bank.
The congress today is also slated to confer an honorary
membership to Haryono Suyono for his services and commitment to
the PKBI and to the development of family planning in Indonesia.
A similar award in the past had been given to Emil Salim
(former environment minister), Supardjo Rustam (former cabinet
minister) and Ali Sadikin (former Jakarta governor).
Also attending the congress was Pritam Singh, a representative
of the East Asian and Southeast Asian Region of the London-based
International Planned Parenthood Federation, to which PKBI has
been affiliated since 1969. (arf)
SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The Indonesian Planned Parenthood
Association (PKBI) has a choice between a physician, an economist
or a psychologist, all noted public figures, for its chairman.
The association, which has pioneered Indonesia's family
planning campaign since way back in 1957, is holding its congress
to discuss the strategy to take it to the end of the century and
to elect its leader.
Three names have been mentioned as probably choices: the
incumbent Kartono Mohamad, a physician; economist Priyono
Tjiptoherijanto, who is currently the deputy chairman; and
psychologist Sarlito Wirawan who is currently a member of the
advisory board.
The congress got underway here on Tuesday with a keynote
address from Central Java Governor Soewardi.
Central Java has been given the honor of hosting the congress
because of its success in promoting PKBI's campaign for vasectomy
amongst men as an alternative family planning method.
On average 6,000 men are vasectomized in the province each
year, while other provinces manage less than 1,000.
Some 300 people from PKBI's branch offices in 22 provinces are
taking part in the three-day congress which is due to end today.
Minister of Population and the chairman of the National Family
Planning Board (BKKBN) Haryono Suyono is slated to close the
gathering.
The association has gone beyond simply encouraging people to
use contraceptives but it is actively promoting the concept of
responsible family planning.
Most recently, it has also launched a program on sex education
for youth and it is currently in the preparatory stages of
creating Indonesia's first sperm bank.
The congress today is also slated to confer an honorary
membership to Haryono Suyono for his services and commitment to
the PKBI and to the development of family planning in Indonesia.
A similar award in the past had been given to Emil Salim
(former environment minister), Supardjo Rustam (former cabinet
minister) and Ali Sadikin (former Jakarta governor).
Also attending the congress was Pritam Singh, a representative
of the East Asian and Southeast Asian Region of the London-based
International Planned Parenthood Federation, to which PKBI has
been affiliated since 1969. (arf)