The Health Policy Project ended in 2016. Work continued under Health Policy Plus (HP+) until 2022.
PUBLICATION
- Nigeria RAPID (Brief)
4,930 kb - Nigeria RAPID (Infographic)
798 kb - Nigeria RAPID (PPT Presentation)
3,947 kb
Author(s): Federal Ministry of Health
Primary Language: English
Date: 11/1/2011
Abstract:
In 2011, the Health Policy Project, in collaboration with the Family Planning Action Group (FPAG), supported the development of a Nigeria RAPID application. The FPAG, comprising governmental and nongovernmental organizations, focuses on the state of family planning in Nigeria and the need for more support and funding for the national family planning program. “RAPID” stands for “Resources for the Awareness of Population Impacts on Development,” and it is a tool designed to help policymakers understand the relationships between fertility, population growth, health, education, agriculture, economic growth, and national security. This package of materials uses RAPID projections to highlight the large unmet need for family planning in Nigeria and its impact on maternal and child health. By lowering average fertility in the country, 31,000 maternal deaths and 1.5 million child deaths could be averted by 2021.
Also see the RAPID package of materials highlighting the impact of rapid population growth on the country's development: Nigeria RAPID Population and Development: How Fertility Affects Development.
Advocacy Family Planning/Reproductive Health (FP/RH) Health Financing Health Systems Strengthening Maternal Health Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Nigeria RAPID Policy Presentation RAPID Repositioning Family Planning Global Nigeria
