Kaduna State Family Planning Stakeholders Meeting organised by the Family Health Advocates in Nigeria Initiative (FHANI) has expressed concern over the proliferation of private health training institutions and its resultant effect on health delivery system in the State.
The meeting supported by Pathfinder International was held in Kaduna, Northwest of the country, featuring presentation of the Family Planning Score Card, Progress Report and FHANI’s advocacy direction for 2019 among others.
Participants to the meeting noted with concern that the Institutions were producing quacks, whose service pose a great danger to the people.
They also expressed displeasure with the unfriendly attitude of service providers towards the public in the discharge of their duties and called for a change of heart.
The meeting advised FHANI not to only increase advocates in the rural areas, but to also expand its network beyond Kaduna.
Other areas of focus, the Stakeholders suggests, include carrying along other related MDAs in advocacies apart from the Ministry of Health.
Tracking of consumables and the distribution should also be given attention , while government on its part should ensure adequate security at Facilities .
Adolescents, the Stakeholders said, should not only be supported to make the right choice, but should also be educated on the importance of protecting themselves.
The participants including Supporting partners, gave FHANI a pat on the back for not only producing a scorecard on family planning in the State, but also for being the first local NGO to do so in Nigeria.
