MANILA, Philippines - "The World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) underscored the need to pass the Reproductive Health (RH) bill, even as the Catholic Church will hold a prayer rally today at EDSA Shrine to oppose the passage of the measure.
WHO, UNAIDS, and UNFPA yesterday said the Philippine population is growing with more people living in poverty and more young women getting pregnant.
UNFPA country coordinator Ugochi Florence Daniels said the RH bill is important for the Philippines to achieve its health-related targets in the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) like maternal health, HIV/AIDS and infant mortality.
The three agencies have reiterated their stand on the RH bill days before the House of Representatives is set to vote on Tuesday if debates on the measure should continue or not.
Daniels said that passing the bill is vital to enable couples to decide on the size of their family by making information and services available to them."
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