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…