Prior to December 2016, the state had various vertical supply chain systems that resulted in wastage, duplication of efforts and overburdened the system with parallel structures. MNCH2 introduced the concept of Sustainable Drugs Supply System (SDSS) that harmonised and integrated all vertical supplies chains. The SDSS includes both free programmes (Free Maternal Newborn and Child
Zamfara State Primary Health Care Board (ZSPHCB) becomes functional The Zamfara State Primary Health Care under One Roof Law was passed and signed into Law on the 19th of May 2010 but the ZSPHCB was not functional. MNCH2 through the use of the Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool (OCAT) discovered this and swung into action. MNCH2
The programme supported the set-up of FHC Alliance across all supported health facilities in the state. FHC Alliances coordinate bodies of all FHCs in their various LGAs with a view to empowering FHCs to effectively monitor and support the delivery of MNCH services in Kaduna State. The FHC Alliance is seen as one of the
October 2016, Bureau of Public Procurement and Fiscal Responsibility Board Our advocacy and high- power lobby led to the establishment of the Bureau of Public Procurement and Fiscal Responsibility Board in the state. In January 2015, after the first round of the LGA MNCH Organisational Capacity Assessment for the 7 LGAs of year-1 and the
Stakeholders in the health sector drawn from across the North West states and Yobe as well as development institutions and partners gathered in Kaduna under the auspices of the Saving One Million Lives Program for Results (SOMLP4R) from the 16th to the 17th of August 2016 for better understanding and peer review toward the operationalization
The Drug Revolving System is a concept that promotes access, ensures availability and affordability of drugs. . The drugs revolving system guarantees the sustainability of drugs supplies and services. Before MNCH2, the State had 617 DRF facilities. This has increased to 744 health facilities. MNCH2 revitalised the initiative by ensuring full institutionalisation of the system
Kim Bredhauer, the CEO of the Palladium Group was in Kano for a two day visit. The CEO visited the Primary Health Care (PHC) in Gwagwarwa Nassarawa LGA in Kano State where he was taken round the health facility by the chairman of the Facility Health Committee. Also present were the village head of Gama
Through MNCH2 work in Katsina the FHC Alliance was set-up. The FHC Alliance is the accountability platform at the LGA level and a bridge between the local and state level accountability platforms to monitor, track, and advocate for improved provision of MNCH services. The FHC Alliance is one of the most effective ways of strengthening
MNCH2 supported the revitalisation and registration of the Operational Research Advisory Committee with the National Health Research Ethical Committee (NHREC) by setting up an office for the committee and assigning a desk officer to liaise with other relevant agencies. The Operational Research Advisory Committee (ORAC) currently holds quarterly meetings where issues affecting health system research
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