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The Federal Government has released $1 million for the delivery of contraceptives to enhance quality family planning among Nigerians. The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, said plans for the procurement has begun, according to The Punch Newspapers.

Nigeria has been increasing it campaigns on family planning across the country with the aim of reducing maternal and child mortality. The family planning campaign is also expected to help Nigeria reduce the impending population explosion.

 

To achieve this, the Federal Ministry of Health last year launched a new family planning logo “green dot” which would help notify Nigerians on availability of family planning services across most primary health care centres in the country.

 

Mr. Adewole also said that following a presidential approval of the joint venture agreement between the Federal Government and May & Baker for the production of local vaccines, a board had been constituted on January 19 to oversee the venture.

 

“Consequently, Nigeria would begin to produce its vaccines within the next two years,” he said.

 

The minister also added that the government was fine-tuning arrangements for the enrollment of 320,000 members of the National Youths Service Corps for the National Health Insurance Scheme yearly.

 

Aside the health issues, the council approved the completion of abandoned Gari irrigation projects in Kano and Jigawa states.

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