FAMILY BEING: Unsafe Abortion: Time To Step-Up Family Planning Services In Nigeria

By The Society For Media Advocacy On Health, Nigeria Unplanned pregnancy and unsafe abortion is still a problem in some societies despite the increase in

Meanwhile, more than six out of 10 abortions were considered least safe, and 11 percent of women experienced complications for which they sought post-abortion care at a health facility, says the report. It added that women living in rural areas, women with no education, and women who are poor were the most likely to have the least safe abortions.

Experts agree that if all women wishing to avoid pregnancy could use modern methods of contraception, around 25 percent of maternal deaths could be averted. Sadly, many developing countries, including Nigeria is losing the gains made over the years in reproductive health due to disruption of reproductive health services.

UNFPA helps governments strengthen the capacity of their health systems, procuring and delivering essential supplies, ensuring access to sexual and reproductive health and gender-based violence services, promoting risk communication and community engagement, and contributing to the joint UN impact assessment of the pandemic.

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