Tag: family planning
Universal Access To Sexual And Reproductive Health—Key To Gender Equality, Says UNFPA
Statement of UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin on International Women’s Day, 8 March 2017 Gender equality is a human right. Women are entitled to...
16 Percent Of Kaduna Women Want Family Planning, But Lack Access
By Longtong Ibrahim About 16% of women in Kaduna state, northwest Nigeria want to space their births, but cannot do so due to absence of...
Adopting Child Birth Spacing, Way To Reducing Maternal Mortality
By Longtong Ibrahim Kaduna (Nigeria) – Child Birth Spacing (CBS)/family planning has been identified as major way through which women could avoid high risk pregnancies...
Traditional, Religious Leaders In Kaduna Pledge Active Role In Promoting Family Planning
By Sekyen Dadik Kaduna (Nigeria) -- In spite of efforts by government and stakeholders to reduce maternal mortality in Kaduna, the ratio still remains disturbing...
Seeking To Reverse Nigeria’s Family Planning Stagnation
By Dimos Sakellaridis
It’s shocking that after many years of family planning promotion in Nigeria, the percentage of married women using modern contraception is only...
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Abuja Hospital Performs First Open-Heart Surgery, SBRT In West Africa
By Sunday Elijah, West Africa marked a medical milestone this...
How Democratic Republic Of Congo’s (DRC) Equateur Province Turned The Tide On Mpox
In Mbandaka, the capital of the Democratic Republic of...
Donors Conclude African Development Fund Replenishment Talks In London
Donor countries have concluded the 17th replenishment meeting of...
Kenya: Jirongo Death Sparks Fresh Calls For Safety On Nairobi–Nakuru Highway
By Vyona Adhiambo, Kenya is mourning the sudden death of...