The Bauchi State Government says it has expanded family planning service delivery points from 610 to 713 facilities to improve access to quality reproductive health services across the state.
Dr Sani M. Dambam, Commissioner for Health and Social Welfare, disclosed this on Sunday in Bauchi during the handover of family planning commodities donated under the UNFPA/Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) grant.
Represented by Rilwanu Mohammed, Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Dambam said the expansion would enable more women to safely space births and reduce maternal health risks.
He said demand for family planning services remained high, noting that the newly supplied commodities would help address persistent stock-out challenges in health facilities.
“These supplies will ensure couples have better access to family planning services and help resolve the recurring issue of stock-outs,” he said.
Dambam commended UNFPA for its continued support in reducing maternal mortality and strengthening reproductive health services, especially in hard-to-reach communities.
He noted that recent disruptions in commodity availability, following the withdrawal of USAID support, served as a wake-up call for the state to take greater leadership in ensuring sustainability.
Ms Muriel Mafico, UNFPA Country Representative, said the supply was part of a national procurement initiative funded by CIFF to strengthen reproductive health services. Mafico was represented by Debora Tabara, a UNFPA Programme Officer in Bauchi.
She said the commodities donated included 138,072 doses of Sayana Press and 10,908 units of Implanon NXT.
Mafico recalled that UNFPA donated family planning commodities to Bauchi State in July 2025 in recognition of its commitment to the National Guidelines for State-Funded Procurement of FP Commodities.
She said UNFPA and CIFF recently signed an 18-month (2025–2026) agreement to procure additional quality-assured family planning commodities for seven priority states, including Bauchi.
According to her, the initiative aims to reduce unmet needs, promote demographic transition and encourage increased domestic financing of reproductive health services.
She commended the Bauchi State Government for its commitment to achieving UNFPA’s transformative goals: ending unmet need for family planning, reducing preventable maternal deaths and eliminating gender-based violence and harmful practices.
Also speaking, Abdulkadir Ahmed, Managing Director of the Bauchi State Drugs and Medical Consumables Management Agency, pledged effective storage and timely distribution of the commodities to designated facilities.
He added that UNFPA supported the agency in assessing the state’s family planning commodity needs for 2026–2028.
