Tag: family planning
Bridging family planning gaps in Nigeria
Nigeria has one of the highest maternal mortality rates globally—512 deaths per 100,000 live births—with unintended pregnancies playing a major…
Addressing Nigeria’s population explosion via family planning
The figure ranks Nigeria sixth on the list of countries with dependencies by population, with a population density of about…
China relaxes family family planning rules
China said it is relaxing its family policy and allowing couples to have up to three children in future.
More Jalingo residents embrace family planning
More residents of Jalingo, Taraba, are now embracing child spacing, contrary to previously held myths and misconceptions about family planning…
Coronavirus: Women embrace family planning in Niger
Some childbearing age women in Niger are now accessing family planning following the lockdown imposed by the State Government to…
Family planning: What is to be done
Information Officers have been charged to propagate the gospel of family planning in order to improve the health and economy…
Experts’ messages on family planning
In a bid to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), some experts have charged journalists to sensitise the public on…
88% of Nigerian married women do not use contraceptives – AHBN
Dr Aminu Magashi, the Coordinator, Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) said that 88 per cent of married women in the…
Family planning as panacea for maternal deaths, population explosion
Few months ago, Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari raised an alarm over the country's burgeoning population, describing it as "frightening" and…
Marie Stopes charges media practitioners on on family planning
An NGO, Marie Stopes International Organisation Nigeria (MSION), has urged media practitioners to advocate for the adoption of family planning…
Nigeria second slowest country adopting contraceptives
A ground-breaking report on family planning has shown Nigeria as the second slowest growing country, after Mali in West Africa…
Family planning saves lives, reduces maternal mortality, abortion – expert
A family planning expert, Dr Uwemedimo Esiet, has advised Nigerian women to adopt new reproductive health care products.
Taraba to spend N30m on family planning
The Taraba Government has earmarked N30 million for Family Planning (FP) services in its 2019 budget, Dr Ahmed Kara, the…
Family planning can improve national planning – Minister
The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Friday in Abuja said Family Planning (FP) could serve as…
Senator advocates release of $1m for family planning
Sen. Olarenwa Tejuosho, Chairman Senate Committee on Health, has called on the executive to release the additional one million dollars…
Family Planning: Kogi has low level of contraceptive usage – USAID
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) says Kogi is currently ranked lowest in terms of contraceptive usage and adoption…
Family Planning: Lagos Govt calls for involvement of community leaders
The Lagos State Government on Thursday says the involvement of grassroots leaders in the uptake of Family Planning (FP) to…
Maternal death: NGO advocates for family planning
An NGO, “Pathfinder International’’says family planning and childbirth spacing remain the best way to tackle the alarming rate of maternal…
Nigeria restates commitment to fund family planning programmes
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Wednesday in Abuja renewed the commitment of the Federal Government on funding…
Family Planning will reduce maternal mortality – Official
The Bauchi State Family Planning (FP) Coordinator, Hajiya Hajara Yahya, on Wednesday said that the use of FP contraceptives would…
UNFPA: Effective family planning can curb annual maternal deaths
UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday said if the demands of women in developing countries who wanted access to safe…
Family planning: NASS pledges improved allocation
The National Assembly (NASS) on Tuesday assured stakeholders of improved budgetary allocation to Family Planning (FP) services for a healthy…
FG urged to declare state of emergency on family planning
Dr Mairo Mandara, the Country Director, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has called on Federal Government to declare a…
World Population Day: Family Planning necessary for population control
As Nigerians join the world to mark the 2017 World Population Day on July 11, some medical stakeholders on Monday…
FG urged to create counterpart funding for family planning
Mrs Hauwa Shekarau, the Country Director, Ipas Nigeria, a Global Non-Profit Organisation, has urged the Federal Government to create counterpart…
Rural Women Demand Family Planning Services
Some rural women in Kaduna State on Wednesday urged the State Government to improve access to family planning services in…
Trump’s Ban On Family Planning Funds Prompts Global Initiative
Trump’s ban on funds for family planning prompts global initiative when delegates from more than 50 countries gathered on Thursday…
Recession: Nigerians advised to embrace family planning
Prof. Suleiman Adeniran of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH), has advised parents to…
Family planning not for Muslims-Turkey President
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said no Muslim family should use birth control or engage in family planning, saying the…
Family Planning To The Rescue
Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative spearheads family planning in Nigeria to reduce maternal and infant mortality When Angela, a middle-level…