The Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Friday in Abuja said Family Planning (FP) could serve as a positively force to improve national planning and development.
Ehanire said this at the closing ceremony of the 5th Nigeria Family Planning Conference, with a theme ‘Investment, Innovation, Inclusiveness’.
The minister said the conference became imperative in order to convene FP planning stakeholders to discuss and share experiences.
He said it also provided the stakeholders the opportunity to share ideas and innovation, and also serve as a platform in identifying new issues.
“The Federal Government adopted the option of investing in FP, which has been proven to be an investment that is cost effective as well as life saving choice.
“Family planning also contributed to the building of the country’s economic potential and positive step towards building a healthy and happy family.
“The conference was a platform to identify urgent issues towards innovations in…
