The Bauchi State Government has expanded family planning service delivery points from 610 to 713 facilities to improve access to quality reproductive health services, the state Ministry of Health and Social Welfare said on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
Commissioner for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Sani M. Dambam, disclosed this during the handing over of family planning commodities donated under the UNFPA/Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) grant in Bauchi.
Represented by the Chairman of the Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Rilwanu Mohammed, Dambam said the expansion would enable women to safely space births and reduce maternal health risks.
He noted that the demand for family planning services remained high, adding that the newly supplied commodities would address persistent stock-out challenges in health facilities.
Dambam commended the UNFPA for its support in reducing maternal mortality and strengthening reproductive health services, particularly in hard-to-reach communities. He also stressed that disruptions in commodity availability due to the withdrawal of USAID support highlighted the need for greater state leadership in ensuring sustainability.
UNFPA Country Representative, Ms. Muriel Mafico, represented by the UNFPA Programme Officer in Bauchi, Debora Tabara, said the supply was part of a national procurement initiative funded by CIFF to strengthen reproductive health services.
She said the donation included 138,072 doses of Sayana Press and 10,908 units of Implanon NXT. Mafico also highlighted a recently signed 18-month (2025–2026) agreement between UNFPA and CIFF to procure additional quality-assured family planning commodities for seven priority states, including Bauchi.
According to Mafico, the initiative aims to reduce unmet needs, promote demographic transition, and encourage increased domestic financing of reproductive health services. She commended the state government for its commitment to ending unmet need for family planning, preventing maternal deaths, and eliminating gender-based violence and harmful practices.
Managing Director of the Bauchi State Drugs and Medical Consumables Management Agency, Abdulkadir Ahmed, pledged to ensure effective storage and delivery of the commodities to designated facilities and highlighted UNFPA’s support in assessing the state’s 2026–2028 family planning commodity needs.
