Hinihikayat ng Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM) ang mga community pantry organizers na mamahagi rin ng contraceptives, tulad ng condoms at pills
Ayon kay POPCOM executive director Usec. Juan Antonio Perez III, mahalaga ang serbisyo ng family planning at mga kaugnay nitong kagamitan upang mapigilan ang hindi inaasahang pagbubuntis para sa mga teenagers habang nasa gitna ng pandemiya.
Ang distribusyon umano ng contraceptives sa pamamagitan ng community pantries ay makatutulong upang punan ang “void” sa rollout ng family planning activities, na naapektuhan ng pandemiya.
“POPCOM is very much supportive of community pantries as a form of collective action in alleviating the need for sustenance of our less privileged. We believe that they will welcome the addition of condoms and pills among the goods they will source, with the help of their local healthcare personnel,” pahayag ni Perez.
Ayon sa ahensya, puwedeng humingi ng tulong ang community pantry organizers sa barangay health workers at population volunteers.
Aniya, “As the most popular family planning method, pills need a prescription or enrollment in the family planning program. Our BHWs and BPVs can be invited to assist in dispensing such.”
“On the other hand, condoms may be freely given to those who are sexually active and want to avoid HIV infections and other sexually transmitted infections or STIs, as well as those who are mindful of preventing unplanned pregnancies,” dagdag pa ni Perez.
