PLAN Foundation Completes Selection of Healthcare Facilities for Inclusive SRH Services for Women with Disabilities in Oyo State

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PLAN Foundation completes the Selection of Healthcare Facilities for the provision of inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for women with Disabilities under the AmplifyChange funded EMBASSY Project in Oyo State.

PLAN Foundation completes the Selection of Healthcare Facilities for the provision of inclusive Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for women with Disabilities under the AmplifyChange funded EMBASSY Project in Oyo State.

PLAN Health Advocacy and Development Foundation (PLAN Foundation) wishes to express its profound gratitude to the Oyo State Primary Healthcare Board for its cooperation and support in the designation of a total of 15 healthcare facilities as disability friendly healthcare centers for the provision of inclusive sexual and reproductive health services for women with disabilities in Oyo State.
This is sequel to a 1-day meeting held on April 30, 2024, at the Oyo State Primary Health Care Board Room in Ibadan, Oyo State.

The meeting involved several stakeholders from various sectors, including government institutions such as the Oyo State Primary Healthcare Board and the Oyo State Agency for Persons with Disabilities, as well as healthcare workers, community and religious leaders, representatives of groups of persons with disabilities and media practitioners across the State.

The meeting was followed up by wide consultation for the selection of a total of 15 healthcare facilities spread across 15 Local Government Areas in the 6 Health Zones of the State.

The facilities selected are as follows:

  1. AYEYE Primary Health Centre in Ibadan North West Local Government Area
  2. ALAKIA Primary Health Centre in Egbeda Local Government Area
  3. ADARAMAGBO Primary Health Centre in Oluyole Local Government Area
  4. ORANYAN Primary Health Centre in Ibadan South West Local Government Area
  5. APETE Primary Health Centre in Ido Local Government Area
  6. OLORISAOKO Primary Health Centre in AKINYELE Local Government Area
  7. AGBOWO Primary Health Centre in Ibadan North Local Government Area
  8. ABA EMU Primary Health Centre in Ona Ara Local Government
  9. ISALE OBA Primary Health Centre in Ibarapa Central Local Government Area
  10. ODE OBA Primary Health Centre in Iseyin Local Government Area
  11. IWERE ILE Primary Health Centre in Iwajowa Local Government Area
  12. ISALE TABA Primary Health Centre in Saki West Local Government Area
  13. ADEBAYO ALATA Primary Health Centre in Ogbomoso South Local Government
  14. AAFIN Primary Health Centre in Atiba Local Government Area
  15. OBA ADEYEMI Primary Health Centre in Oyo East Local Government Area

It is also worthy of note that a total of 30 healthcare workers (2 persons per healthcare facility) have been selected for training in the provision of inclusive sexual and reproductive healthcare services for women with disabilities in the 15 healthcare facilities selected above.

The Oyo State Agency for Persons with Disabilities (OYSADP) has also committed to work closely with the Oyo State Primary Healthcare Board to post one sign language interpreter to serve in each of the selected healthcare facilities.

This selection reflects our commitment to working with relevant government agencies and institutions towards ensuring equitable healthcare access across Oyo State through the EMBASSY Project.

PLAN Foundation are grateful to AmplifyChange for the continued support for our advocacy interventions through building Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) movements towards increasing access to SRHR services targeting vulnerable and marginalized populations in Nigeria.