Experts advocate family planning priority in 2025 FCT budget

Health experts have urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to include a dedicated budget line for family planning in its 2025 appropriation bill. The call was made during a media roundtable in Abuja, organised by the Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), with the theme “Discussing and Reporting Family Planning Issues in the FCT.” […]

Health experts have urged the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to include a dedicated budget line for family planning in its 2025 appropriation bill.

The call was made during a media roundtable in Abuja, organised by the Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), with the theme “Discussing and Reporting Family Planning Issues in the FCT.”

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Dr Opeyemi Adeosun, Programme Manager at HERFON, appealed to the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, to collaborate with the National Assembly to ensure a specific budget allocation for family planning. (NAN)