Nigeria Needs 30% Users Of Self-Care Interventions To Boost Sexual Reproductive Services
Dr. Sakina Amin-Bello, Senior Programme Advisor, Reproductive Health and Family Planning, Pathfinder International, Nigeria; Bayo Ewuola, Media and Communication Officer, Pathfinder International, Nigeria, and other participants at a media training tagged, ‘Orientation on the National Guidelines on Self-Care For Sexual Reproductive and Maternal Health,’ organised by Pathfinder International, Nigeria in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria, Marie Stopes Nigeria, and other development partners in Abuja, recently. A rapid, safe, and effective uptake of self-care interventions by up to 30 percent of potential users is critical to boost progress towards universal coverage of sexual reproductive and maternal healthcare services by 2050. Pathfinder International, Nigeria, and other stakeholders recently stated the importance of defining self-care instructions to enhance maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) as well as sexual and reproducti