Tag: family planning
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…