Plan International Nigeria has donated family planning commodities, sexually transmitted infection (STI) medications and psychotropic drugs valued at more than N80 million to the Sokoto State Government.
The donation was presented in Sokoto as part of activities marking the 2026 World Mental Health Day.
Country Director of Plan International Nigeria, Dr. Charles Usie, represented by Mr. Laban Onesimus, said the intervention was implemented under the Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Nigeria (ASPIRE) project funded by Global Affairs Canada.
According to him, the initiative seeks to address gaps in access to reproductive and mental healthcare services among adolescents and young women.
The donated items include family planning products, antibiotics used for STI treatment and a range of psychotropic medications for managing mental health conditions.
Usie said the commodities would be integrated into existing state healthcare systems in Sokoto and Bauchi to ensure sustainability and continuity of care.
He noted that the donation was informed by findings from routine health facility assessments which revealed shortages of critical reproductive health and mental health medicines.
Representing the Sokoto State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Faruk Abubakar Wurno, Special Adviser on Primary Healthcare Services, Dr. Bello Marnona, commended Plan International for the intervention.
He said the donation would strengthen healthcare delivery and complement the state’s efforts to improve access to affordable and quality health services.
Also speaking, Medical Director of the Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kware, Dr. Abubakar Baguda, represented by Dr. Zubairu Umar, urged Nigerians to stop stigmatising people living with mental health conditions and encouraged early treatment.
Participants at the event called for increased government investment in mental healthcare financing and improved monitoring of health commodities across facilities.
