POPULATION COUNCIL TO GOVERNMENT RESTRICT CHILD BERTH TO THREE

The Executive Director of he National Population Council Leticia Adelaide Appiah has proposed that child berth should be cramped to (3) three to ensure in quality in human recourse of the country.

Experts are concerned that the country’s population is growing at a fast rate and are proposing a government policy to limit the number of children born to citizens.

She said “The way forwarder is to have a population policy implemented, the growth rate should be reduced and we have to talk about the quality of life”.

In reference, the 2016 population and housing census pegged Ghana’s total population at 28.73 million as of August 20, 2017.

According to Leticia Appiah, the development has negatively affected the country’s economy and development. She noted that if the situations persist without the appropriate policy to address it, the quality of life in the country will experience a sharp decline leaving very few people with the needed technical know-how of addressing various challenges in the country. 

story by Ewurama Prah.

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