To reduce maternal and child mortality, family planning has been identified as the most cost-effective means to improve the health of mothers in Nigeria. The Zonal Coordinator, Nationwide Family Planning Campaign, Adeniji Raji made the remark at its inaugural meeting
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Medical experts have emphasised on the need for Nigerians to embrace family planning fully as part of measures to curb maternal and infant mortality in the country. They lamented that despite the drop in the fertility rate from 5.5 percent
Family planning for women might one day be as simple as putting on an earring. Researchers report on a technique for administering contraceptive hormones through special backings on jewelry such as earrings, wristwatches, rings or necklaces. The contraceptive hormones are
Family Planning is the practice of controlling the number of children one has and the intervals between their births. The adoption of modern contraceptives as a way to ensure family planning remains one of the most controversial health issues in
Family planning is a conscious effort by a couple to limit or space the number of children they have through the use of contraceptive methods. Population analysts have said that an effective family planning programme would not only check population
The International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) is currently underway in Kigali, Rwanda. The conference co-hosted by Rwanda’s Ministry of Health, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is scheduled to end today, 15th of
Ogbugoh Terundu Joy Babies are beautiful creatures who bring joy to our homes and laughter to our hearts. But these little fragile beings need care and providence which places huge demands on our finances, physical, emotional and mental resources. Spacing
Honorable Gudaji Kazaure of Katsina state, a member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives representing Kazaure/Roni/Gwiwa/Yankwashi Constituency, made a statement in a video which showed him saying that family planning is unacceptable in Islam. The Honourable Member, during a house’s session shared
Hello Mimsters, I would like your advice or opinion on whether to stand my grounds or succumb to what my husband wants. I will be short and brief. I dated this guy for about 3 years plus when along the
My wife and I have been married for 11 years with 5 kids. We planned to have 3 kids, our fourth and fifth child took me by surprise. My wife isn’t given to using contraceptive, even a condom because of
Melinda Gates, the wife of the richest man in the world and the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, has revealed how family planning helps people in Africa to become healthier and wealthier, adding that women without contraceptives become locked in “a
Yesterday, Founder-President of the Well-being Foundation Africa, Toyin Ojora- Saraki delivered the keynote speech during the Women Pre-Conference of the 4th Nigeria Family Planning Conference at the Centre for Women Development in Abuja, themed, “Women and Family Planning in Nigeria:
Following the birthing of quadruplets, a 25-year-old mother of six children Patience Abantelhe, says she will embrace one family planning method before leaving the hospital in what she says is a step in the right direction. Abantelhe welcomed 3 boys and 1 girl at
A recent research carried out have shocked many as it proved that the majority of women undergoing abortions are the married ones. According to a new study by the Guttmacher Institute and the World Health Organisation (WHO), no less than
By Ripa Ajmera Throughout the majority of history, women and couples had to count solely on prayer and luck for family planning. Some couples who desired children were not able to have them. Other couples have desired fewer children or
