Tag: contraceptives
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World Contraception Day: NGOs, Lagos govt. collaborate to sensitize residents
A few non-government organisations (NGOs), on Wednesday, collaborated with Lagos Government to sensitize residents of Mushin area of Lagos on the importance of family planning.
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Women in Anambra top list of contraceptives users
At 27.4 per cent, Anambra has topped the list of states where married women use traditional contraceptives to control childbirth with Yobe having the lowest figure at 0.3 per cent.
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Why we don’t provide condom for our guests – Lagos hotel operators
Some hotel operators in Lagos say they don’t provide condoms for their customers in order not to encourage sexual immorality in their facilities. They told newsmen in Lagos on the awareness of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS, that the basic functions of any hotel is to provide shelter and comfort to customers. In his comments, Mr…
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FEC approves N25bn for road, irrigation projects, releases $1m for contraceptives
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N25 billion for repairs of Hadejia-Nguru road, linking Jigawa and Yobe states and the completion of Gari irrigation projects to serve Kano and Jigawa states. Water Resources Minister Suleiman Adamu and Minister of Water Resources Suleiman Adamu, and Minister (State) for Power, Works & Housing, Mustapha Shehuri, made…
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Philippines’ Duterte orders free contraceptives for 6 million women
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered government agencies to provide free contraceptives and other reproductive health services to 6 million women, despite a temporary ban by the Supreme Court. The Philippines is a predominantly Catholic country with a population of more than 100 million, and the move will likely draw strong opposition from the Catholic…
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Health Minister blames unwanted pregnancies on user-failure of contraceptives
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Wednesday, said that most unwanted pregnancies did not originate from contraceptive failure but user-failure of contraceptives. Adewole, also a Gynaecologist, was reacting to complaints about the rate of contraceptive failure, alleged to have led to a high rate of unwanted pregnancies in the country. He said that…