President Jokowi To Open Int`l Conference On Family Planning In Bali

Nusa Dua (Antara Bali)- President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) is scheduled to officially open the 2016 International Conference on Family Planning to be held in Nusa Dua, Bali Province, on January 25, 2016.

The theme of the conference to be organized until January 28, is "Global Commitment, Local Actions," according to a statement of the National Family Planning Coordinating Board (BKKB).

At least 350 young people from many countries will participate in the meeting comprising 200 sessions of discussion, 500 presentations, and 80 panels.

Among topics of discussion will be the involvement of young people, the quality of health, the family planning challenges in 2020, budgeting innovation, and social changes.

The previous international family planning conferences were organized in Dakar, Senegal in 2011, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in 2013. (WDY)