Recession: Gynaecologist advises Nigerians to embrace family planning

Date: 2017-01-07

Prof. Suleiman Adeniran of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, has advised couples to embrace family planning to ease the effects of economic recession.

Adeniran gave the advice in Ilorin on Friday during a presentation at a UITH Seminar on 'Economic Recession: A healthy way out'.

The gynaecologist described family planning as a concept or programme of limiting the size of families through spacing or prevention of pregnancies, especially in times of economic recession.

He said it comprised a group of activities that permitted partners to decide freely the numbers of children they desire to have as well as spacing of pregnancies.

He listed health benefits of family planning contraceptives to include prevention of HIV/AIDs, sexually transmitted diseases, reduction in cases of unsafe abortions and attendant complications.

Other benefits, according to him, are reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality, reduction of infant mortality, among other contraceptive benefits.

Adeniran also mentioned the social and economic benefits of family planning as its supports health and development of the couples, especially mothers.

According to him, it allows greater investment in each child that is key to slowing unsuitable population growth and its negative effects on economy, environment and development efforts.

"It mitigates adverse effects of population dynamics on natural resources including food and water, increases economic growth and social stability and a better security for all," he added.

The gynaecologist listed contraceptive methods to include oral contraceptive pills, injectable contraceptive, barrier methods, male and female condom, implants, intrauterine device, surgical method and vasectomy.

He added that family planning is one of the cost-effective health interventions that can guarantee the economic well-being of families and communities.

NAN

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Muritala Olarewaju     S.O. Opowoye     Apado     Simon Sayomi     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Zara Umar     11th Galadima     Danladi     Jalala     Oluranti Idowu     Solomon Edojah     Rafiu Olasile     Yetunde Balogun     Emir Of Shonga     Jumoke Gafar     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Maryam Ado Bayero     Bello Bature     KWACOBPA     Shururat Olatinwo     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Hassan Saliu     Alanamu     Ishaq Abdulkarim     Bolakale Saka     Olayinka Are     Florence Saraki     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Moses Afolayan     KFA     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Zulkifli Ibraheem     Dorcas Afeniforo     Donatus Ejidike     Galland Marcias     Adeola Abraham     Joseph Daudu     Olabanji Orilonishe     Bolaji Abdullahi     Alabi Lawal     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Goodluck Jonathan     AbdulRauf Keji     Salihu Alhaji Musa     Naira Redesign     SUBEB     Oluwole Dupe     Ahman Patigi     Mope Dasuki Belgore     Admiralty Villa     Lotus Bank     Kwara 2015     Muhammad Yahya     Ilorin Water Reticulation     Bayo Mohammed Onimode     Saliu Tunde Bello     Ishak Mohammed Sabi     Olokoba Abdullahi Ayinla     Inside Kwara     Ojuekun     Oloyede     Saduki Lafiagi     Olatunde Jare     UNILORIN Alumni     Tsaragi     Ahmad Olanrewaju Belgore     Ebola     Kayode Yusuf     Saadu Yusuf     Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq     JMK Construction Company Limited     Adamu Ibrahim Sabi     Moshood Bakare     Ishaq Oloyede     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     Ahmad Ali     Christopher Ayeni    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Goodluck Jonathan     Ethical College     Idofin     Col. Adedipe     Garment Factory     Ayoade Akinnibosun     Haruna Olawale Sulaiman     Kwara Teaching Service Commission     Aminu Ado Bayero     Transition Implementation Committee     Hamid Bobboyi     Falokun-Oja     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     Wasiu Odewale     Oke-Ero     Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Yeketi     Saka Onimago     Elerin Of Erin-Ile     Ayinde Oyepitan     Guber Aspirant     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Aliyu Salihu     Communication Network Support Services     Tunde Kazeem     Kunle Okeowo     Esuwoye     Firdaos Amasa     Saeedat Aliyu     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Yakubu Dogara     Abdulazeez Uthman     Ayedun     Ahmed Alhasssan     TESCOM     Tsado Manman     Ekiti     Okin Biscuits     Muhammad Yahya     Oyin-Zubair     Mujtabah Bature     Kabir Shagaya     Hijab     Haleeman Salman     Sheikh Hamzat Yusuf Ariyibi     UITH     Onikijipa     Apaola     Salman Jawondo     Abdulfatai Ahmed     Ilorin East/South Federal Constituency     Abdulmajeed Wahab     Olaoye B. Felix     Ahmed Bayero     FERMA     Makama Of Ilorin     Akande Idowu Ayoola Muhammed     College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies     Hauwa Nuru     Kwarareports     Funmilayo Mohammed     Yunus Oniboki     Curfew     Abdulrazaq Aiyelabegan     Code Of Conduct     Atunwa     Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory     PAACO-PCL Consortium     Muritala Awodun     KWATMA     Government High School Adeta     Ilorin International Airport     Malete     Yekini Adio     Fatimat Saliu     Gbemisola Saraki     Iyeru Grammar School