The Nation Newspaper ‘Embracing family planning has reduced maternal mortality in Enugu'
The Assistant Chief Programme Officer, the Society for Family Health, Dr. Anthony Nwala, who made the commendation to newsmen at a dissemination meeting of stakeholders in the Delivering Innovation in Self Care project held in Enugu, the state capital, said the development was as a result of the project it started in September 2022 in the state.
He expressed happiness that Enugu women now understood that it is in their best interest to have children by choice and not by chance, urging more women in the state to key into the family planning method to save lives.According to him, the project supports women to assume greater control over their sexual and reproductive health by using contraceptive self-care methods like self-inject , which can help in delaying or preventing pregnancy if a woman so desires.
“At baseline when we came into Enugu State in July 2022, the uptake of DMPA , was as low as 419. Just six percent conversion to self-injection. The maximum was about 20 percent conversion.
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