Condoms, implants top major family planning methods in Kwara, says TCI

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The Challenge Initiative (TCI) has disclosed that Condoms, Injections and Implants are the most popular family planning methods adopted by clients in Kwara in the last three years.

Dr Adebayo Adefila, the Kwara Programme Manager disclosed this on Thursday in Ilorin during a media roundtable on Family Planning.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the programme is tagged: “Kwara Family Planning Progress: Sustaining Partnerships for Lasting Impact”.

Adefila disclosed that Kwara has recorded additional 17,592 new users of family planning.

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He said that TCI has expended over N45million from 2022 to 2025 on family planning.

He added that the initiative has trained 65 master trainers, over 100 nurses and midwives for effective family planning activities in the state.

Adefila identified challenges such as stock out, user fee charges in private hospitals, insecurity in some parts of the state and method preference as some of the challenges encountered in the course of their three years operation in Kwara.

In her welcome address, the state Family Planning Co-ordinator, Hajia Bashirat Jatto, said the state has been ensuring regular procurement of FP commodities.

She mentioned that high impact training for healthcare workers and targeted campaigns aim to boost family planning uptake among clients.

(NAN)

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