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Ololade Abatan, the state family planning coordinator, stated that 76,008 men and women had adopted family planning in the last three years of TCI intervention.
He said the meeting reviewed challenges and opportunities in reporting on family planning initiatives in Sokoto.
Nigeria’s fertility rate is 4.8 births per woman.
133 million Nigerians, representing over 60 per cent of the country’s population, are multidimensionally poor.
She, therefore, called on the participants to make good use of the opportunity.
Mrs Abiofiok said family planning helps families to adequately plan for and space the number of children they can comfortably cater for.
Mr Fabamwo said that delivery rate had declined compared to previous 3,000 per month child deliveries at the Ayinke House.
Ms Yonah said the figure was just for women accessing family planning from the private CPs and PPMVs in the state’s 13 local government areas (LGAs).
Mr Muhammad said family planning services were available in health facilities across rural and urban settlements.
