Dr Gaza Gwamna, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Health, says 22.3 per cent of families in the state have adopted family planning to promote population control, maternal and child health, and economic development. The Commissioner, represented by Dr John Damina, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, stated this at a press conference on Friday in Lafia as […]
By Doosuur Iwambe For the Federal Government to achieve the ambitious Family Planning (FP) 2030 target, it must increase its contraceptive prevalence rate; reduce its unmet needs for Family Planning and also work closely with all relevant agencies. The Coordinator, Africa Budget Network (AHBN), Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba, disclosed this while responding to questions from […]
Doosuur Iwambe, Abuja Worried over the funding gap currently existing in the Reproductive Health and Family Planning (FP) budget, stakeholders in the nation’s health sector have called on policy makers and government at all levels to identify and address the gaps. Speaking during a Webinar/Stakeholders Meeting organised by the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) in […]
*Urges FG to close funding gaps By Doosuur Iwambe Coordinator, Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN), Dr Aminu Magashi, has decried the funding gap of $600,000 in the Reproductive Health and Family Planning (FP) budget, saying it will have an adverse effect on FP activities in the country. Dr Magashi who was speaking during an exclusive […]
Ogun state government says it will embark on massive campaigns to promote the adoption of family planning in order to curb unnecessary deaths, reduce crime rate and check unwanted pregnancy among women of child -bearing age. The government also identified family planning as a sure measure to curb unnecessary deaths among young girls and called […]
China’s Parliament has stricken “family planning” policies from the latest draft of a sweeping civil code slated for adoption in 2020, the clearest signal yet that the leadership is moving to end limits on the number of children families can have. A new draft of the Civil Code submitted on Monday to the Standing Committee […]
Family planning has been identified as cost effective strategy that could prevent the death of 358,000 women who die each year across the world from complications of pregnancy and childbirth if effectively used. A resident doctor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Lagos Island Maternity Hospital, Lagos, Dr. Olufunke Olamigoke, disclosed this during a media […]
As Nigeria today joins the global community to mark the 2018 World Population Day, indications have emerged that with family planning, unplanned pregnancies which have continued to fuel the country’s population growth could be checked. Going by the testimonies of some women in Lagos State using different family planning methods, the use of contraceptive remains […]
Nigeria’s Federal Government has released $1 million for the delivery of contraceptives to enhance quality family planning among Nigerians. Isaac Adewole, the Minister of Health, while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, said plans for the procurement has begun. Nigeria has been increasing it campaigns on family […]
Towards tackling the ugly trend of maternal death in Nigeria which has been described as worrisome, an expert in reproductive health has reiterated the need for increased investment in family planning to reverse the trend. Listing the benefits of family planning, the expert, Assistant Director, Reproductive Health and Family Planning, Pathfinder International, Dr. Habeeb Salami, […]
We, members of the foremost body on Reproductive Health and Rights reporting, Network of Reproductive Health Journalists of Nigeria (NRHJN) received with huge shock, news of the passage of the Executive Director, United Nations Populations Fund (UNFPA) Professor BabatundeOsotimehin which occurred on Sunday June 4, 2017. Until his death, Professor Osotimehin was a pillar of […]
Nigerian youths have been urged to get themselves prepared for Family Planning and other marital responsibilities before engaging in active family life. In her message for the International Women’s Day 2015, the Advocacy Advisor, Nigeria Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI), Ms. Ibeawuchi Charity, noted that Nigeria joined the world at the London Summit in 2012 […]