Some stakeholders in Adamawa state on Friday expressed concern over service delivery-related inefficiency in addressing Sexual Reproductive Health (SRH) challenges in the state.
The Reproductive Health Coordinator, at the state Ministry of Health, Mrs Tulhungu Uziel made this known at the SRH stakeholders’ meeting in Yola.
Uziel insisted that the stakeholders must redouble efforts to address challenges affecting the inefficiency in service delivery in 2025.
The coordinator said that more commitment would help to reduce maternal mortality among women in order to meet the universal access to reproductive healthcare services in the state.
Uziel said that addressing the challenges required a concerted effort from all stakeholders for successful implementation of the desired objectives of the initiative.
Also speaking, the Executive Director, Spring of Hope, Dr farah James lauded the efforts of stakeholders in the state’s health sector toward addressing women’s challenges.
James, who is the state Coordinator, Association of Women Living with HIV, expressed happiness over the commitment of their members who had been creating awareness on HIV and encouraging Antenatal service at the grassroots.
The executive director, however, identified men who were in the habit of rejecting to go for HIV screening after their wives had been confirmed HIV positive as their mojor challenge.
She said that they were doing their best to convince them to understand the importance of such services for their good health and that of their families.
Ahmad Dada, Executive Director, Dada Education Foundation, who emphasised the importance of coordination in tacklingtheproblems,, also urged participants to make meaningful contributions toward achieving the desired objectives of the meeting.
He said that the issues of SRH was very fundamental, hence the need for the stakeholders to be active and chart a course toward addressing the challenges.
Dada, however, suggested the need for a monthly meeting to enable each participants to be acquainted with developmental issues on SRH for the successful implementation of the initiative.
The Executive Director, Today for Tomorrow Initiative, Adek Ozaveshe described the meeting as a welcome development.
Ozaveshe said that the organisation was committed in creating more awareness among girls who had attended adolescent, saying with such engagement a lot would be achieved.
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