Online Reporter
Conrad Mupesa
Mashonaland West Bureau
THE Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council ( ZNFPC) has roped in Portfolio Committees on Health and Child Care, Budget, Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion to advocate the timely disbursement of funds to the council for contraceptives and other related services.
The council is meeting members of the two committees in Kadoma today.
It has been noted this morning during the meeting that the Second Republic has made strides to increase domestic financing and has bought about US$ 4.5 million worth of contraceptives from 2022 to 2024.
“This, however, remains a far distance from offsetting the huge decreases in external financing and the total need for contraceptives of around US$ 15 million per year,” said ZNFPC chief executive officer, Mr Farai Machinga.
As a solution, ZNFPC believes the inclusion of Family Planning Services on all medical aid cover and lobbying for significant funds from the National Health Insurance (NHI) Fund was a step in the right direction.
