Health experts spoke at an online meeting about how using birth control helps families. They said many Nigerians do not use it much.
The experts also noticed that lots of couples have more kids than they can take care of. This makes life hard for them and their communities.
At the meeting, they said only 17% of people in Nigeria use birth control. They think this number is too low.
The meeting was hosted by Development Communications Network (DevCom) with help from The Challenge Initiative (TCI Nigeria). Professor Josiah Mutihir from Jos University Teaching Hospital and other health experts talked about how important birth control is. It helps people manage their health and improves their lives.
Professor Mutihir and the other experts said using birth control can save mothers’ lives and make families’ lives better. It can help young people make good choices about having children.
The meeting was part of the events by DevCom and TCI Nigeria for this year’s World Contraception Day. The theme was ‘Breaking Barriers: Advancing Access to Family Planning in Resource-limited Settings’. They said Nigeria should stop having too many children to avoid making life tough.
Experts said that poor funding is why many people cannot get proper family planning services. They want the government at all levels to spend more money on this.
They also think that religious, ethnic, and community leaders should teach their people about using birth control.