JUST IN: AAFP Calls For End To Norms That Sustain Large Families

The Association for the Advancement of Family Planning (AAFP) in Nigeria, has called for an end to cultural and traditional norms that sustain large families in Nigeria....Read Full Article >>➤

Dr Ejike Oji, Chairman, Technical Committee of the organisation, made the call at a news conference on the Post-8th Nigeria Family Planning conference in Abuja.

Oji, who called on Nigeria to show commitment to achieving 27 per cent of the Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR), reiterated the need to discourage norms that sustained male prevalence.

He urged governments to increase commitment to family planning through increased funding.

“Government should address the challenges of stock out and make available family planning commodities.

“There is a need to promote Provider-led Sexual Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR),” he said.

The AAFP boss, however, called for sustained community engagements to amplify the conversation to the sub-national levels.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria’s Fertility Rate is 4.8 per cent while the Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) is 15 per cent. (NAN)

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