Storming ahead
Abuja - Marie Stopes Nigeria’s (MS Nigeria) outreach team has been storming ahead since beginning to provide services in late April.
In the team’s first three months of operation, MS Nigeria has delivered more than 1800 Couple Years of Protection (CYPs). Services have been delivered in and around Abuja (the Federal State capital); some have been delivered in Kwali, 50km south west of the capital, and others in the busy market areas of Wuse and Garki, in the capital itself.
Jadelle and Implanon implants and tubal ligation services have proved particularly popular with clients. As well as delivering services themselves, the team has also been training state sector health workers to do the same, doubling their impact in a short space of time.
These initial outreach services have helped MS Nigeria test its supply chain, transport regime and stores system in preparation for the opening of its first centre in a few weeks.