Through cooperation of Ministry of Health and medical universities around the country, the seminar on World Population Day is to be held at Tehran University focusing on family planning indicators.

Regional differences for setting out indicators for family planning, family planning indicators at national and provincial levels and family planning policies around the country are the main topics to be discussed in the seminar.

Iran and world future population, population in the third (2000-05) and fourth (2005-10) development plans of the country, policies related to population and policies related to birth control are among the major issues to be discussed in the seminar on World Population Day in Tehran University.

World Population Day is organized each year on July 11 by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

World Population Day 2004 focuses on ways to reduce the terrible toll of maternal morality and morbidity. It challenges policy makers, community leaders and educators to use indicators to measure their progress to reduce maternal morbidity.