Kaduna State Governor, Malam Nasir Elrufai has commended the Department for International Development for making a difference in the livelihoods of the people in Kaduna state especially mothers and children through their health investments. Source: See the full story on Nigeria Healthwatch in this link
Prof. Adewole calls on state govt to match partners’ interventions with commitment. The Honorable Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole has called on state governments to match the efforts of development partners by showing strong commitment to strengthening health systems through the provision of required human and financial resources for the primary healthcare system. Professor
Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding with Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON) MNCH2 in collaboration with State Ministry of Health and Hospital Service Management Board signed a tripartite MOU with SOGON to facilitate tripartite collaboration in the conduct of Maternal and Perinatal Deaths Surveillance and Response (MPDSR), Integrated Supportive Supervision (ISS), Post Training Supportive
From The Nation The UK Department for International Development (DFID) has donated medical equipment and furniture worth N73, 543,358 million to Yobe State Government. The medical equipment which were handed over to the State Government through the State Team Leader of MNCH2, Mr. Zanna Omar Ali and were received by the State Commissioner for Health
MNCH2 supported the establishment and inauguration of the State Logistics Management Coordination Unit (LMCU) to organise, monitor, and support all activities within the logistics system in March 2017. The programme also supported the establishment and inauguration of LGA LMCUs in all 34 LGAs in November 2017. The LMCUs identify supply chain problems, develop solutions for
With support from MNCH2, the Primary Health Care Under One Roof (PHCUOR) Bill was passed into law in February 2017 and assented and gazated on the 9th of June, 2017. The Governing Board was inaugurated and trained on their terms of reference in October 2017. The PHCUOR Technical Working Group(TWG)/implementation committee was inaugurated and swung
MNCH2 supported the state to re-activate PHCUOR in line with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) Policy. The programme also supported the State Ministry of Health to transition from the Gunduma health system to a State Primary Health Care Development Agency with establishment and development of Organizational Capacity Development Plans for LGA Primary
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