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[QUOTE="Munyaradzi Mafaro, post: 34643, member: 636"]
Akwa Ibom will add family planning money to their next budget. The state health ministry wants to join eleven other states that put cash into the National Basket Fund. Health Commissioner Dr. Ekem Emmanuel told the Ibom Advocacy Core Group his office supports Governor Umo Eno's plans for better maternal health. He promised they would address current problems with family planning services.

The ministry aims to secure budget money for both national contributions and local supplies needed at health centers. They also plan to hire 600 new health workers with special pay for those working in village areas. Dr. Emmanuel keeps an open door for groups wanting to help with health projects. Ibom Advocacy Core Group leader Dr. Mandu Ekpenyong visited to discuss cutting mother and baby deaths.

The group wants Akwa Ibom leaders to buy family planning items through the national fund system. They praised The Challenge Initiative for helping ten local areas, but worry about what happens when this partner leaves. The state government needs to continue these important health services itself. Better family planning helps both families and the local economy grow stronger.
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