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A medical expert, Mrs Taiwo Omoyisola has charged women on the need for them to embrace family planning method in order to prevent unwanted pregnancies. Omoyisola, who is a Principal Nursing Officer at the Osun State Specialist Hospital, Asubiaro, Osogbo said family planning helps couple to efficiently bring up number of children they have already agreed upon to have in the family unit. Omoyisola said though, there was significant improvement in the number of women embracing the FP method, saying this is as a result of the aggressive campaigns by government and The Challenge Initiative (TCI) as well as other non-profit organisations have embarked upon in recent times.



Speaking with journalists during a field trip on the acceptance of Family Planning in Osun organized by TCN, Omoyisola called for more awareness in the rural communities in the state so as for the dwellers of those Communities to have a better understanding of the importance of FP and the need for them to embrace it. She said: “Family planning is important because agreeing on how many children a couple would like to have helps the couple efficiently bring up children in a family unit where the children are equally and sufficiently loved without putting a strain on the parents or resources available. “The number of children is often one of the conversations couples hold during courtship.

“Though, the number of the women coming for the FP is fluctuating, considering the situation of the economy, more wom.

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