Every woman shivers in fear when she is diagnosed with fibroid tumour. But experts say there is little to fear. Research shows that in more than 99 percent of fibroid cases, the tumours are benign (non-cancerous).
In an effort to childbirth rate in the country, especially in the Northern part, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi in collaboration with the management of Bayero University, Kano, has launched Islamic family planning.
According to Sanusi, on Monday stated that the Kano Emirate Council collaborates with BUK to establish Islamic Family Planning practices and laws for implementation in the state.
By Chioma Obinna
No doubt, contraceptives or methods of Family Planning, have become well known in the society. However, this knowledge is still relatively low in Nigeria with only 15 per cent of Nigerian women using any method. Today, common claims among Nigerian women is that family planning interferes with the natural process, while others say their spouses are totally opposed to the use of contraceptives.
A non–governmental organisation, Pathfinder International Nigeria, yesterday urged Nigerians to desist from patronising quacks in accessing family planning commodities. The organisation’s Project Officer, Dr. Adenike Jagun and the Family Planning Coordinator in the Ministry of Health in Ogun State, Mrs. Elizabeth Ikeobi gave the warning at a sensitisation seminar for media organisations in Abeokuta.
