Marie Stopes introduces hotline number

Kathmandu: Sunaulo Nepal Parivar and Marie Stopes which provides safe abortion, contraception and family planning methods has introduced a hotline number 1143 for service-seekers.

The people can call in this hotline number on issues regarding safe sex, family planning and safe abortion.

Issuing a press release today, Marie Stops said that the toll free number ‘1143’ is also used as a colloquial term of “I love you”. It is expected to spread love and understanding between partners.

“All people can call the number where our counsellors (meri saathi) will give advice about sex health, contraceptive measures, safe abortion and other measures of family planning,” writes the press release.