232,679,482
people. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)
Country Health Vision
: Country Health Version A World-Class Government Institution that ensures a healthy NigeriaFederal Ministry of Health 2022
Fertility
5.1 births per woman https://population.un.org/wpp
Current Gaps
mCPR
15.5% (FP2030 target of 27%) Track20(2023)
Unmet Needs for FP
18.6%Track20
(2023)
National Health Budget
4.14% (target is 15% as per Abuja declaration) UN projections
Advocacy Key Asks
Scale-up uptake of DMPA-SC
DMPA-SC was approved and included on the Essential Medicines List in 2018 following its initial pilot. Continued efforts are needed to scale up the provision in 26 states for public and private sector provision, including approval by the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria to add it on the Approved Patent Medicines List, state-level adoption of the national rollout plan, product procurement, and trainings to enable community health extension workers, private patent medicine vendors, and community pharmacists to provide DMPA-SC across the country.
Intensify budget advocacy for Increased allocation of FP resources
Ministry of Health in partnership with AHBN and advocates should meaningfully influence public spending on health to improve wellbeing of the population. Through diverse and concerted efforts, can advance and embed improvements in health budget allocation, spending, transparency, participation and accountability to increase overall health and wellbeing of Africans.
Follow the money allocated annually for Family Planning
To know what the Government of Nigeria truly prioritizes, we must follow the money. Government officials always vocalize support for women’s health every day including FP, but without committed financial backing, they won’t get results. Money is needed to buy commodities, train staff and support clinics and health workers.
Saying family planning is a priority isn’t enough. How do citizens know that a government fulfilled its commitment? If partners conduct budget advocacy for FP resources allocated annually, it will be easy to assess how money has been dedicated to either FP commodities or programs, how much of this was actually spent as planned, and whether this was done efficiently by the FMoH or local governments.