Sokoto government commends partners on advanced family planning services
The Sokoto State Government has lauded the efforts of its partners on family planning and other healthcare interventions and also reiterated its commitment to sustain the efforts.
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The Commissioner for Health, Alhaji Lema Abubakar, made the commendation during the Sokoto State Stakeholders’ Inception meeting of IntegratE 2.0.
The event was organised by the Sokoto State Government in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Health, Pharmacists Council of Nigeria and Society for Family Health.
IntegratE 2.0, a four-year project co-funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Merck for Mothers, seeks to advance the quality of Family Planning services provided by Community Pharmacists, and Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors in 11 states.
Lema described the contributions of development partners in Sokoto State as worthy of commendation, saying it helped to improve the healthcare system and delivery in the state.
It also seeks to increase women and girls’ access to modern Family Planning methods and Primary Health Care by improving the quality of services provided by CPs and PPMVs across the 11 focal states from 2024 –2026.
Lema also added the state government was determined to sustain efforts to ensure proper utilisation of the projects provided by development partners working in the state.
The commissioner assured that the state would consolidate remarkable successes recorded in the health sector through partnerships with donor partners at all levels.
The Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Mr. Almustapha Ali, described the meeting as timely and crucial as it would go a long way to improve the activities of service providers.
He also gave an assurance that the state government would look forward in terms of partnership with stakeholders to enhance healthcare services of the people.
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