We Are Dedicated To Tackling Women Reproductive Health — President Bola Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu

“We are dedicated to tackling challenges related to the reproductive health of women,” according to President Tinubu.

President Bola Tinubu states that his administration is dedicated to enhancing the nation's youth, women, and girls' quality of life.

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) unveiled its “State of the world population 2024 report” on Wednesday, and Tinubu gave a speech at the event in Abuja.

The minister of health and social welfare, Ali Pate, spoke on behalf of the president, who stated that the administration wants to include contemporary solutions into its policies and initiatives.

He pointed to the December 2023 launch of the “Nigeria health sector renewal investment initiative” as evidence of his administration's dedication to providing quality healthcare.

Tinubu said: “Meeting the aspirations of the population affected by these inter- woven threads, who are mostly women, girls and young people, places a great demand and a sense of duty on us all to keep that hope alive.

“We must fulfil the promises to accelerate actions in Nigeria and ensure no woman dies giving birth.

“We must ensure that girls stay in school instead of becoming mothers at tender ages, provide access to quality health care and services everywhere, including accelerated access to family planning as fundamental for managing our population.

“Also, we must ensure the implementation of laws to end gender-based violence and harmful practices like early/forced marriages, female genital mutilation, that are against women and girls and indirectly against true and enduring development of our nation and people.”

The executive director of UNFPA, Natalia Kanem, praised Nigeria for its efforts to address its high rates of maternal death and gender-based violence.

Kanem emphasized that funding improvements to sexual and reproductive health will boost productivity, happiness, education, and the economy.

The report acknowledged that although progress has slowed, disparities still exist and emphasized the achievements in lowering HIV infections and unwanted pregnancies.

The research recommended giving the underprivileged priority, improving data collection, and enabling local actors to handle issues at the community level.