Tag Archives: Family Planning

Says Donor Targets Are Replacing Patient Safety and Urges Emergency Review The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro) has expressed urgent concern over rising reports from Nigerian women experiencing medical complications linked to family planning methods, particularly implants and other modern contraceptives, calling for immediate reforms in patient centered care, complication management, and ethical standards in public health facilities across the …

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By Chinyere Abiaziem Pathfinder International Nigeria, under the Smart Advocacy for Strategic Action (SASA) project implemented in collaboration with PPDARO and Jhpiego Kenya have trained journalists and social media influencers on prioritising Family Planning (FP) and Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (MNCH) advocacy. The organisers who lamented the alarming number of maternal deaths, revealed that the situation was even more …

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At the just concluded National Family Planning Conference in Abuja, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation reaffirmed its unwavering commitment to advancing family planning and reproductive health in Nigeria. Speaking at the conference, the Foundation highlighted its strategic efforts to support Nigeria’s drive toward achieving universal access to family planning services as a critical component of improving health outcomes and …

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UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Tuesday said if the demands of women in developing countries who wanted access to safe and effective family planning were met, it would reduce an estimated 100,000 maternal deaths. UNFPA Acting Executive Director, Natalia Kanem, said this in her message on the occasion of World Population Day, marked annually on July 11. She said improved reproductive …

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