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A Closer Look at The Human Cost of Contraceptive Shortages in Edo State

Usman Aliyu (Guest Writer) Access to family planning services has become a struggle for many couples in Edo State. For the Isibors, the consequences of this shortage were devastating. After having three children, the couple agreed to take a break due to the economic strain of raising a family. However, when Mrs Isibor visited the […]

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Strengthening Maternal Death Reviews for Quality Maternity Care in Nigeria

Onyedikachi Ewe (Lead Writer) Every day, women in Nigeria, embark on a journey from pregnancy and childbirth, with the expectation of a successful outcome. Unfortunately for some, this journey ends in maternal or perinatal death that could have been prevented, through evidence-based solutions. But what happens when these deaths occur? Establishing an accountability mechanism for […]

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Economic Strains and Contraceptive Barriers are Putting Reproductive Rights at Risk in Nigeria

Almost everyone of reproductive age (about 4.3 billion people) will not have access to at least one essential reproductive health intervention over the course of their lives, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). In Nigeria, over 14 million women already lack access to modern family planning methods in 2024 according to Guttmacher, indicating a […]

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A Kenyan Nurse is Driving Quality Healthcare Access Through Online Petitions

Jackson Okata [Lead Writer] In the heart of Kibera, Kenya’s largest urban informal settlement, Shega Fatuma, a mother of two, balances her family responsibilities. While her husband works as a casual labourer at a nearby market, Fatuma manages the household with care. To plan her family’s future, she relies on the convenient family planning services […]

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Displaced but not forgotten: Organisations delivering family planning services to Abuja’s IDP camps

When you are displaced from your home, accessing family planning services is probably the last thing on your mind. You will be more concerned with providing security, food and shelter for your family. This is the condition of most displaced families in Nigeria who were forced out of their homes to take refuge in other […]

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IntegratE; Breaking down barriers in the uptake of family planning services in Kaduna State

“I don’t want to be pregnant at this age. I want to continue my education’’. Says 17-year-old Precious Haruna as she comes out of a patent medicine store in her Karatudu community in Chikum Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. Precious has come for a counselling session about the injectable contraceptive method she is […]

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