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The need for increase in Support among States And Local Government’s across Nigeria through timely Release of Bugetery allocation and Proper Funding for Child Spacing and Family Planning has been Stressed at a three-day Advocacy Workshop in Abuja.
One of the Leading Resource Persons who also spoke on behalf of the Organisers “The Challenge Intiative” TCI Dorcas Akila in an interview said no woman deserve to die while giving life to another person. Dorcas said, “Issues surrounding Family Planning or Child Spacing has some myths and misconceptions, therefore there is a need to effectively engage decision and Policy makers towards changing the narratives”.
She also called for an increase in the involvement of traditional and religious leaders as well as the media whom she described as a Key partner towards Child-Spacing or Family Planning as well as Martanal Mortality programmes and Activities.
Dorcas Akila said her Organisation, The Challenge Initiative which is founded by Bill and Millinda Gates Foundation through John Hopskin Centre for Communications Programme with implementation in Nigeria, said the activity was put up with a view to increase advocacy and engage participants to come up with acceptable data and true informations from states that through Policy Briefs and Fact Sheets Concerning each of the participating States.
The Challenge Initiative Official said also bringing participants from Adamawa, Borno, Yobe, Jigawa, Akwa Ibom and Sokoto was designed to increase skills on approach and techniques that will ease their advocacy Approach to critical Stakeholders in their various states.
Dorcas Akila said despite the Challenges in indices concerning Family Planning in Nigeria, yet, the two major religions of Christianity and Islam encourages Child Spacing so as to Allow both Mother and Child have a healthy living.
The Participants who are drawn from ministries of Health and Primary Health development Agencies, Civil Soviety Organisations CSO’s including the Media and the Traditional Institutions had Presentations from each States.