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SHOPS Plus Nigeria FP Program State Profile for Akwa Ibom

The SHOPS Plus program in Nigeria worked with the Akwa Ibom state government to increase women’s access to voluntary and rights-based FP services by increasing the capability of public and private health providers to deliver quality FP services, including long-acting reversible contraceptives, and improving the quality of FP service delivery. In Akwa Ibom, the program trained a total of 77 providers, including doctors, nurse/midwives, and community health extensions workers. These providers delivered FP services in 77 facilities, reaching over 7,000 women in six local government areas of Akwa Ibom.