Child Spacing: Condom, others, out of stock in Bauchi Community | READ DETAILS
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Nov 09, 2020
The Ward Development Committee (WDC), Ganjuwa Local Government Council in Bauchi State has decried the scarcity of Child Birth Spacing (CBS) commodities especially condoms in the area.
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The WDC Chairman, Mr Mustpha Ibrahim, made the observation when Bauchi State Public Health Media Network visited Kafin Madaki Primary Healthcare Center (PHC) on Monday.
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Ibrahim attributed the out of stock of CBS commodities in Kafin Madaki PHC to the high demand for services by men in the area.
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He said that husbands especially were becoming considerate with respect to quality and a healthy lifestyle.
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"Husbands openly discuss CBS and go to facilities to access services, especially condoms.
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"The person in charge told me during a meeting that condoms finish first out of other CBS commodities because men are coming for the services.
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"CBS is well accepted because we have parents coming for premarital counseling with intended couples. Our volunteers are conducting house to house for the success of CBS," he said.
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The WDC chairman appealed to the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency to avail the health centre of CBS commodities to avoid unplanned pregnancies.
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Earlier, Mr Sani Usman, the deputy in charge of PHC Kafin Madaki said that no fewer than 60 CBS clients access the services monthly.
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Usman said that in October, the facilities were out of stock of childbirth spacing commodities.
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"In October, PHC was out of stock but this is because of an increase in the number of clientele recorded," Usman said.
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He noted that some challenges encountered with CBS were because the new clients experience minor side effects and the officials still counseled them appropriately.
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