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By Nigeria Health Watch | May 11, 2026

Beyond “Women’s Business”: How Enugu and Ebonyi Are Reframing Family Planning as Shared Responsibility

Chinwendu Tabitha Iroegbu and Hadiza Mohammed (Lead writers) Family planning is one of the most cost-effective health investments a country can make to reduce preventable maternal deaths, improve newborn and child survival, and strengthen families’ health and economic stability. Yet uptake and access in Nigeria remain uneven. Women and girls in rural and underserved communities […]

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From Majalisa to Households: MSI Nigeria is Advancing Child Spacing Awareness in Kano

By Nigeria Health Watch | October 13, 2025

Mahdi Garba and Kenneth Ibe (Lead writers) Kano State has one of the highest fertility rates in Nigeria, at about 5.8 births per woman, nearly three times the global average of 2.2. The state records roughly 1,000 births every day, contributing to rapid population growth and placing increased pressure on health facilities and Nigeria’s fragile […]

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Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships for Family Planning Financing

By Nigeria Health Watch | January 27, 2024

Family planning (FP) is a highly cost-effective investment that boosts global health and empowers women. By meeting the unmet needs for FP among women, there is a significant decrease in unplanned pregnancies and abortions. As a result, this contributes to a reduction in maternal and child mortality rates and curtailing the transmission of HIV (Human […]

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Expand Family Planning to Fast-Track Human Capital Development in Nigeria

By Nigeria Health Watch | August 26, 2023

By Prof. Oladapo Ladipo and Dr Samukeliso Dube (Lead Writers) Editor’s Note: Nigeria is a country with a rapidly growing population and diverse demographic challenges, therefore access to contraception plays a critical role in enabling it achieve its human capital development goals. In this thought leadership piece, Professor Oladapo Ladipo, President, Association for Reproductive and […]

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Empowering Women and Girls Through Improved Access to Family Planning

By Nigeria Health Watch | April 26, 2023

Access to family planning (FP) services empowers women and girls by enabling them to have agency over their bodies. They can better plan a pregnancy and make more informed decisions about childbirth, allowing them to chart the course of their future according to their desires and ambitions. When the 2023 Federal Government budget proposal was […]

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