Lara Adejoro The Federal Government has put in place measures to pay the 2023 and 2024 counterpart contributions for the supply of Family Planning commodities. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Health, Dr Salma Anas-Ibrahim on Friday in Abuja at a symposium organised by the Development Research and Project Centre in collaboration with the Population Association of Nigeria to commemorate the United Nations World Population Day. The symposium was themed, “Embracing the power of inclusive data towards a resilient and equitable future for all’.
Anas-Ibrahim said President Bola Tinubu is committed to ensuring that reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, adolescent, and elderly health plus nutrition and family planning are prioritised so that no woman or child is left behind. She stated, “In line with this commitment, the government has paid the 2022 counterpart contribution for the supply of FP commodities and efforts are underway to pay the 2023, and 2024 contributions. “However, what we are committing to going forward, is to institute a more sustainable mechanism for the timely release of government counterpart funding for FP services.
Part of this mechanism will also consider how states can be encouraged to commit to investing in FP commodities procurement, thereby engendering greater ownership at the sub-national levels for greater sustainability. “Considering the impact of FP services on reduction of maternal deaths, integration of FP pro.