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Kenyan Healthcare Professionals Visit Nasarawa State to Learn Family Planning Techniques

- Kenyan health officials visit Nasarawa to learn family planning methods.
- Delegation aims to reduce maternal mortality by adopting Nasarawa’s model.
- 60,000 women in Nasarawa have accessed family planning services.
A delegation of Kenyan healthcare professionals has visited Nasarawa State to study the administration of injectable and implant-based family planning methods, aimed at addressing maternal and child mortality in Kenya.
EKO HOT BLOG reports that the visit is part of the IntegratE Project, an initiative by the Society for Family Health (SFH), designed to enhance service delivery among Community Pharmacists (CPs) and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs).
The delegation, which includes doctors, pharmacists, and health officials from both Kenya’s Ministry of Health and Nasarawa State’s Ministry of Health, focused on sharing best practices for administering contraceptive implants and improving access to family planning services.
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Dr. Serem Edward, leader of the Kenyan delegation, explained that the visit was aimed at learning how community-based providers in Nasarawa administer contraceptive implants. He emphasized that the goal was to bring family planning services closer to communities in Kenya, where the modern contraceptive prevalence rate stands at 57%. He expressed hope that insights from Nigeria’s approach could help reduce maternal and child mortality in Kenya.
“Nigeria’s intervention is critical because it extends family planning services to communities where human resources are scarce,” Edward said.
Salome Aya, Reproductive and Family Planning Coordinator at Nasarawa State Ministry of Health, welcomed the Kenyan delegation and highlighted the state’s progress in increasing access to family planning. Aya revealed that over 60,000 women across 13 local government areas (LGAs) in Nasarawa have benefited from family planning services, provided through both public healthcare facilities and private sector providers, including CPs and PPMVs.
While free family planning services are offered in public facilities, Aya noted that empowering CPs and PPMVs has expanded access, helping reduce maternal and child mortality rates.
Michael Alagbile, representing SFH and the IntegratE Project, explained that the initiative has helped broaden access to family planning services, ensuring that women, regardless of location, can obtain contraceptives. He also commended the Kenyan delegation for seeking to learn from Nigeria’s model.
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Dr. John Damina, Permanent Secretary of Nasarawa State Ministry of Health, praised SFH for leading the IntegratE Project and reiterated the state government’s commitment to supporting reproductive health initiatives. “This initiative empowers women to take control of their reproductive health, and the Nasarawa State government remains committed to supporting these interventions,” he said.
The visit was attended by key figures, including Emmanuel Odiniya, SFH State Programme Coordinator, and Esther Yonah, Family Planning Task Shifting and Task Sharing Coordinator for Nasarawa. Representatives from the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria, PPMVs, and the Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency were also present.
Kenya aims to replicate Nasarawa’s model, improving access to modern contraceptive methods and ultimately reducing maternal and child mortality in both countries.
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