Kebbi State Governor, Comrade Dr. Nasir Idris early in the week inaugurated a seven-man committee to oversee activities of the Reproductive Health and Pandemic Resilience Project (RHPR) in collaboration with Federal government and Marie Stopies International (MSI) in the State.
In his speech at the inauguration, the Country Director of MSI, Emmanuel Ajah, stated that Reproductive Health Pandemic Resilience Project is a flagship project of KFW Development Bank designed to the reduction of maternal death from complications of unplanned pregnancies.
Mr Ajah noted that it will expand the availability, access, acceptability and quality of integrated reproductive health services across five implementation States and the nation, as the services will include family planning, verbal cancer, menstrual health and sexual gender-based violence.
He noted further that MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices will be the Project Executive Agency responsible for the full implementation of the project with the Federal Ministry of Health providing leadership and supervisory oversight on the project governance and implementation at the National level, while the Kebbi State government will provide leadership and supervisor oversight at the State level.
Menstrual hygiene management according to him, is a critical aspect of adolescent health and the project will work with Schools and communication to provide menstrual health education and products to adolescent girls.
In his speech at the inauguration, the State Governor, represented by his Deputy, Senator Abubakar Tafida, stated that reproductive health project in the State started as far back as 2009.
He said the State government looks forward to more MSI cooperation with Kebbi State Government in the area of quality health projects for the people of the State.
The Governor also appeals for more provision of vaccines for cervical cancer by MSI and more provision of health services free of charge.
SOURCE: Tribune
