By; AMOS TAUNA, Kaduna
Irked by the increased of unwanted pregnancies in Niger State, the Society for Family Health (SFH) has embarked on a programme to prevent women from having unwanted pregnancies.
About 150 health care workers and community mobilisers to promote and strengthen self-care contraceptives among women have been trained, while 100 were trained as family planning providers, 50 were trained as community mobilisers in 81 facilities.
Nufin’allah Al-hamdu, the Behavioural Change Communication Officer for SFH DISC, said that the whole essence of self-care is to ensure women have more autonomy over their sexual and reproductive health by allowing them to decide when they want to get pregnant.
He explained, “By providing access to self-injecting contraceptives, we aim to prevent unintended pregnancies, reduce the strain on health care facilities, and improve women’s overall reproductive health.”
The Behavioural Change Communication Officer highlighted the advantages of self-injection to include decongestion of health care facilities, reduced waiting times for patients, cost savings on transportation, and a decreased workload for health care providers.
