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Background: Globally, the emergence of the Covid -19 pandemic comes with great cost to all sectors of human endeavors. Among its impacts in Nigeria is inadequate attention to some basic health needs, including family planning, as a result of the huge diversion of health resources, including manpower...

Background: In February 2020, Nigeria reported its index COVID-19 case which began the cycle of transmission within Nigeria. In response, the presidential task force provided guideline for the prevention and management of the pandemic used across sectors, enforced compliance, and declared a lock-dow...

Background/objectivesWe examined the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Family Planning(FP) service provision and clients' FP service access in selected Primary Health Care (PHC) facilities in India, Nigeria and Tanzania. Findings from Nigeria are presented.Materials and methodsA mixed methods study...

Background/ObjectivesDuring COVID-19, resources for health funds were diverted to mitigate the impact of the pandemic, which led to a deprioritisation of other health service delivery areas, including reproductive health services. For example, The Lagos family planning (FP) funds expended in 2020 re...