The mini ambulances provide access to maternal health and strengthen referral mechanisms for gender-based violence (GBV) services, particularly in hard-to-reach locations.
“This figure shows the need to invest, improve and promote the use of contraception.”
The stakeholders were trained on the handling and referral of gender-based violence cases to hospitals.
No fewer than 2.6 million people have been displaced since the start of the conflict on April 15 in Sudan.
Critics of the practice said it is embedded in ignorance and misrepresentation of culture.
“Every single woman has the right to decide when to have children, and how many,” she said.
Ms Bungudu warned that the practice violated human rights and was a serious crime against the girls’ health rights.
The minister said the shift was to enable for more training of personnel and procure digital equipment required for the census.
Mr Ojukwu also said that a designated tool free lines and digital platform was launched to direct a victim to a responder.
The FG commended the UN agency at a workshop organised by UNFPA to develop the Call to Action Initiative on protection from GBV in emergencies.
