Ebonyi residents urged to embrace free family planning

…As experts lament cultural, religious barriers
By Jeff Agbodo, Abakaliki
Residents of Ebonyi State have been urged to take advantage of free family planning services to reduce maternal mortality, unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions in the state.
The call was made as the state joined the rest of the world to commemorate the 2026 World Contraception Day with activities promoting access to family planning and informed reproductive health choices.
The week-long activities climaxed with a road walk from Pa Ngele Oruta Township Stadium, Abakaliki, to Eke-Aba Market, where residents were sensitised on making informed and voluntary decisions about their reproductive health.
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