In Niger State, the National Population Commission (NPC) has started the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) for 2023–2024.
The goal, according to Muhammad Dattijo Usman, the state’s federal commissioner of the commission, was to collect high-quality data on a variety of critical indicators, he stated at a press conference in Minna yesterday.
He mentioned a number of factors, such as the fertility rate, nutrition, HIV/AIDS awareness, mother and child health, childhood mortality, use of contraceptives, gender-related issues, and others.
He explained that this was to support data to assist family planning and maternal and child health requirements, as well as evidence-based planning and resource allocation.
Usman claimed that by using the data gathered to identify basic social needs related to health and demographics, create equitable growth strategies, address social poverty, and be in line with national development strategies, this would strengthen the capacity for data collection, analysis, and utilization for national ownership of the process.
He revealed that the program is a cross-ministerial endeavor, involving the federal ministries of women’s affairs, the national bureau of statistics, and the federal ministry of health, with financial and technical backing from USAID.
The UN Population Funds, the Global Fund, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, and WHO are among the other noteworthy partners, according to the commissioner.Usman claimed that by using the data gathered to identify basic social needs related to health and demographics, create equitable growth strategies, address social poverty, and be in line with national development strategies, this would strengthen the capacity for data collection, analysis, and utilization for national ownership of the process.
He revealed that the program is a cross-ministerial endeavor, involving the federal ministries of women’s affairs, the national bureau of statistics, and the federal ministry of health, with financial and technical backing from USAID.
The UN Population Funds, the Global Fund, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, UNICEF, and WHO are among the other noteworthy partners, according to the commissioner.
He conveyed his confidence that the program would succeed in overcoming the challenges of data collecting and analysis in order to produce insights that would influence policy, spur advancement, and enhance lives.
