A gynaecologist at the Mamprobi Government Hospital Dr. Benedict Affare has underscored the need for the public to practise family planning.
The medical professional said although there several family planning methods, the public are not interest in them.
He explained that one cannot be forced not to give birth, but there was the need to have family planning methods to help space the children.
Speaking on Nyankonton Mu Nsem on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, he said both men and women must be enlightened about the benefits of family planning.
To him, when we do that, we can control our population.
He lamented the unplanned pregnancies people are having, the increase in abortions and yet, low patronage in family planning.
”We have to encourage people to patronize family planning. We need to space our children and reduce the number of children we have without proper planning. The population statistics are increasing, and yet, we have limited infrastructure, and as a people, we have to encourage people to patronize family planning, so we control our population,” he needed.
Ghana’s current Population
The Ghana Statistical Service has revealed that the population of Ghana has increased to 30.8 million.
Of the 30.8 million people in Ghana, according to provisional results of the 2021 population and housing census, 15.6m are females while 15.2 are males.
Speaking at a press conference in Accra, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, the Government Statistician, said the provisional results show that Ghana’s population increased by 6.1 million since 2010 when the population was around 24.7 million.
Breaking down the numbers, Prof Annim said there are more females (50.7%) in Ghana as compared to males representing 49.3%.
Ashanti and Greater Accra have a combined total of 5.4 million people making them the two regions with the highest population.
The Ahafo Region is the least populated territory in Ghana with 600,000 inhabitants, he added.
Prof Annim said the final population results would be presented on 18 November 2021.
The 2021 PHC is Ghana’s first duly digital census and the first census in an African country to be conducted successfully during the COVID-19 pandemic.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
