This is a story of how the Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative (NURHI) collaborated with the Government at the Federal and State levels to pull off the first of its kind virtual dissemination events in four locations - Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna and Oyo.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, THE GOVERNOR OF EKITI STATE, DR. KAYODE FAYEMI AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A TWO- DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF MDGs PROJECTS HELD BETWEEN THURSDAY 3RD AND FRIDAY 4TH MAY, 2012 AT LADY JIBOWU HALL, GOVERNMENT HOUSE GROUNDS ADO-EKITI.
KEYNOTE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, THE GOVERNOR OF EKITI STATE, DR. KAYODE FAYEMI AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF A TWO- DAY TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF MDGs PROJECTS HELD BETWEEN THURSDAY 3RD AND FRIDAY 4TH MAY, 2012 AT LADY JIBOWU HALL, GOVERNMENT HOUSE GROUNDS ADO-EKITI.
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With 15 percent of the world's population living with some form of disability, this Technical Learning Sessions discussed how MSH's Universal Health Coverage (UHC) priorities cannot be realized without inclusion and specifically how the LMG Project has engaged in this space. Topics explored: the need for inclusive development, how to consider inclusion throughout the project cycle, and practical resources to use in your current work, regardless of the health area or building block you focus on.
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An overview of Bell Bajao’s recognition, media impact, community mobilisation impact, leadership development, partnerships, research findings, involvement with policy makers, challenges and success stories.
‘Every year, 9.2 million young children (including 3.7 million newborns) and 536,000 mothers die during pregnancy and childbirth, while approximately 76 million unintended pregnancies occur worldwide. The need for strengthened family planning efforts is imperative if the MDGs are to be achieved
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Ministry of Health & Family WelfareGovernment of IndiaImIlonaThornburg83
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Government of India
Improving the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents
and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 will require more
effective collaboration and joined-up action across sectors, especially at
national and local levels. Some countries are already making great strides in
working together across sectors. The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn &
Child Health (PMNCH) brings together partners to support the development
of 12 country case studies to showcase such successful multistakeholder
collaborations across sectors in six priority areas: early childhood
development; adolescent health and well-being; quality, equity and dignity;
sexual and reproductive health and rights; empowerment of women, girls
and communities; and humanitarian and fragile settings. The case studies
will provide inspiration, insight and ideas, shedding light on what works
and why, and on how to address challenges.
The 12 country case studies, summarized in this document, were selected
from more than 300 responses to PMNCH’s global call for proposals.
They will be launched at the Partners’ Forum on 12-13 December 2018
in New Delhi, where they will be widely profiled and promoted to inform
advocacy and country-level action on collaboration across sectors in the era
of the Sustainable Development Goals. The case studies will be published in
a special issue of The BMJ and disseminated through traditional and digital
media channels.
Country case studies on collaboration
across sectors for women’s, children’s
and adolescents’ health
CAMBODIA
Better data ensures the poorest households are
not left behind
To help target services and assistance to the poorest and most
vulnerable households of Cambodia (an estimated 2.5 million
people), the Government developed a standardized
mechanism to identify households in need. “Identification
of Poor Households” (ID Poor), launched in 2005, is a
collaborative effort between, health, education, agriculture,
interior and social protection sector as well as NGOs and
development partners under the leadership of the Ministry
of Planning. ID Poor’s data are used by a wide range of
development programmes in Cambodia, many of which are
focused on improving maternal and child health and
development outcomes. Improvements in data are facilitating
the effective and efficient reach of services across sectors and
increasing equity for vulnerable women and children. Case
study lead: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ) in Cambodia.
QUALITY, EQUITY
AND DIGNITY
INDIA
On a mission to rapidly
increase immunization coverage
An unprecedented collaboration between India’s Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare and 11 other ministries aims to
increase immunization coverage among children and pregnant
women to 90% by 2020. Intensified Mission Indradhanush
(IMI), launched by the Prime Minister on 8 October 2017,
is bein ...
During the past 15 years or so, several countries across the world – including India – have introduced and made major changes in the way their economies function. The earlier economic models have given way to market forces and its attendant processes of liberalization, privatization and globalization. Over the years, this process – which continues – has seen a boom in markets, mega-mergers of huge companies, the accumulation of wealth, and the growth of information technology
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
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How Inclusive Design and Programming Advances UHCSantita Ngo
With 15 percent of the world's population living with some form of disability, this Technical Learning Sessions discussed how MSH's Universal Health Coverage (UHC) priorities cannot be realized without inclusion and specifically how the LMG Project has engaged in this space. Topics explored: the need for inclusive development, how to consider inclusion throughout the project cycle, and practical resources to use in your current work, regardless of the health area or building block you focus on.
Bell bajao - Impact, Recognition, Storiesbellbajao
An overview of Bell Bajao’s recognition, media impact, community mobilisation impact, leadership development, partnerships, research findings, involvement with policy makers, challenges and success stories.
‘Every year, 9.2 million young children (including 3.7 million newborns) and 536,000 mothers die during pregnancy and childbirth, while approximately 76 million unintended pregnancies occur worldwide. The need for strengthened family planning efforts is imperative if the MDGs are to be achieved
Updates on the Lagos State Interfaith Public Health Advocacy Lagos (IPHAL) Ac...NigeriaFamilyPlannin
Presented at the Interfaith Preconference of the 6th Nigeria Family Planning Conference by Dr. Mrs Ajoke Sariyu Ashiru, Chairperson, Interfaith Public Health Advocacy Lagos.
Ministry of Health & Family WelfareGovernment of IndiaImIlonaThornburg83
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Government of India
Improving the health and well-being of women, children and adolescents
and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 will require more
effective collaboration and joined-up action across sectors, especially at
national and local levels. Some countries are already making great strides in
working together across sectors. The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn &
Child Health (PMNCH) brings together partners to support the development
of 12 country case studies to showcase such successful multistakeholder
collaborations across sectors in six priority areas: early childhood
development; adolescent health and well-being; quality, equity and dignity;
sexual and reproductive health and rights; empowerment of women, girls
and communities; and humanitarian and fragile settings. The case studies
will provide inspiration, insight and ideas, shedding light on what works
and why, and on how to address challenges.
The 12 country case studies, summarized in this document, were selected
from more than 300 responses to PMNCH’s global call for proposals.
They will be launched at the Partners’ Forum on 12-13 December 2018
in New Delhi, where they will be widely profiled and promoted to inform
advocacy and country-level action on collaboration across sectors in the era
of the Sustainable Development Goals. The case studies will be published in
a special issue of The BMJ and disseminated through traditional and digital
media channels.
Country case studies on collaboration
across sectors for women’s, children’s
and adolescents’ health
CAMBODIA
Better data ensures the poorest households are
not left behind
To help target services and assistance to the poorest and most
vulnerable households of Cambodia (an estimated 2.5 million
people), the Government developed a standardized
mechanism to identify households in need. “Identification
of Poor Households” (ID Poor), launched in 2005, is a
collaborative effort between, health, education, agriculture,
interior and social protection sector as well as NGOs and
development partners under the leadership of the Ministry
of Planning. ID Poor’s data are used by a wide range of
development programmes in Cambodia, many of which are
focused on improving maternal and child health and
development outcomes. Improvements in data are facilitating
the effective and efficient reach of services across sectors and
increasing equity for vulnerable women and children. Case
study lead: Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ) in Cambodia.
QUALITY, EQUITY
AND DIGNITY
INDIA
On a mission to rapidly
increase immunization coverage
An unprecedented collaboration between India’s Ministry
of Health & Family Welfare and 11 other ministries aims to
increase immunization coverage among children and pregnant
women to 90% by 2020. Intensified Mission Indradhanush
(IMI), launched by the Prime Minister on 8 October 2017,
is bein ...
During the past 15 years or so, several countries across the world – including India – have introduced and made major changes in the way their economies function. The earlier economic models have given way to market forces and its attendant processes of liberalization, privatization and globalization. Over the years, this process – which continues – has seen a boom in markets, mega-mergers of huge companies, the accumulation of wealth, and the growth of information technology
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
Details of HAQ: Centre for Child Rights's Annual Report Years 2007 - 2008.
HAQ: Center for Child Rights
B1/2, Ground Floor,
Malviya Nagar
New Delhi - 110017
Tel: +91-26677412,26673599
Fax: +91-26674688
Website: www.haqcrc.org
FaceBook Page: https://www.facebook.com/HaqCentreForChildRights
The COVID-19 pandemic in South Africa has had a devastating impact on the social and economic landscape in South Africa, with particular challenges faced by women during pregnancy and the postnatal period.
While much of our usual and planned work for the year had to be paused, cancelled or substantially changed, we rallied to respond to the pandemic in several ways.
Read more about our COVID response and other activities in this Annual Report.
Post Pregnancy Family Planning Webinar 2: Approaches to Working in the Privat...GetItTogetherNG
This webinar highlighted how the Government, Clinical and non-clinical NGOs have successfully worked with the private sector to increase the provision of post-pregnancy family planning services.
Speakers:
1. Dr. Victoria Egunjobi (Reproductive Health Coordinator, Lagos State Ministry of Health);
2. Bolaji Oladejo (State Program Manager, IntegratE Project);
3. Dr. Odanye Omotunde Busayo (Technical Officer-Service Delivery, Post Pregnancy Family Planning Project);
4. Dr. Kayode Akinkunmi (Medical Director, @Life Fount Medical Centre).
Moderator:
Iyadunni Olubode (Nigeria Director, MSD for Mothers)
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This presentation was made by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) at the 6th Nigeria Family Planning Conference which happened in Abuja from December 7 - 11, 2020.
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This abstract was presented by The Challenge Initiative (TCI) at the 6th Nigeria Family Planning Conference which happened in Abuja from December 7 - 11, 2020.
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Christian Perspectives on Reproductive Health & Family Planning in NigeriaGetItTogetherNG
This handbook serves as a guide that represents the viewpoints of the different Christian denominations in Nigeria. It is to be used by Christian leaders, members of the Faith and organizations for providing information, education and service delivery on reproductive health and family planning.
Islamic Perspectives On Reproductive Health and Childbirth Spacing in NigeriaGetItTogetherNG
Islamic Perspective on Reproductive Health & Childbirth Spacing in Nigeria, a review of the handbook, “Reproductive Health in Nigeria: the Islamic Perspective”, published in 2004, is a product of deep and expansive reviews by some renowned Islamic Scholars and medical professionals in Nigeria. It clearly states the Islamic perspectives on reproductive health issues, especially reproductive health issues in humanitarian settings and other emerging issues. The handbook aims to promote greater appreciation of Islamic injunctions on aspects of health delivery and health seeking for the benefit of the Muslim.
NURHI 2 is looking for an organisation to script and produce radio spots, featuring characters from the radio magazine programmes in Lagos and Oyo States and the 3-2-1 Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service.
ZGB - The Role of Generative AI in Government transformation.pdfSaeed Al Dhaheri
This keynote was presented during the the 7th edition of the UAE Hackathon 2024. It highlights the role of AI and Generative AI in addressing government transformation to achieve zero government bureaucracy
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
Monitoring Health for the SDGs - Global Health Statistics 2024 - WHOChristina Parmionova
The 2024 World Health Statistics edition reviews more than 50 health-related indicators from the Sustainable Development Goals and WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work. It also highlights the findings from the Global health estimates 2021, notably the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on life expectancy and healthy life expectancy.
Preliminary findings _OECD field visits to ten regions in the TSI EU mining r...OECDregions
Preliminary findings from OECD field visits for the project: Enhancing EU Mining Regional Ecosystems to Support the Green Transition and Secure Mineral Raw Materials Supply.
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the latest updates to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (commonly known as the Uniform Guidance) outlined in the 2 CFR 200.
With a focus on the 2024 revisions issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), participants will gain insight into the key changes affecting federal grant recipients. The session will delve into critical regulatory updates, providing attendees with the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate and comply with the evolving landscape of federal grant management.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the rationale behind the 2024 updates to the Uniform Guidance outlined in 2 CFR 200, and their implications for federal grant recipients.
- Identify the key changes and revisions introduced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in the 2024 edition of 2 CFR 200.
- Gain proficiency in applying the updated regulations to ensure compliance with federal grant requirements and avoid potential audit findings.
- Develop strategies for effectively implementing the new guidelines within the grant management processes of their respective organizations, fostering efficiency and accountability in federal grant administration.
Presentation by Jared Jageler, David Adler, Noelia Duchovny, and Evan Herrnstadt, analysts in CBO’s Microeconomic Studies and Health Analysis Divisions, at the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists Summer Conference.
1. Blazing
the Trail:
NURHI’s Outstanding
Collaboration with the
Nigerian Government to
Execute an
Unprecedented Series of
Virtual End of Project
Disseminations
Issue Date
It was a bleak day indeed when the index case of COVID-19 was discovered
and announced in Nigeria. This swiftly resulted in a series of events that led to
a nationwide lockdown. Businesses shut down, development projects running
multiple community and stakeholder engagements had to put everything on
hold. Everyone began to work from home. It was clear that things had
changed. It was time for innovative thinking.
It was in the midst of all this that CCP-NURHI 2 – a forward thinking, learning
organization – had to figure out how to conduct it’s end of project
dissemination event after 10 years of catalyzing a shift in family planning
social norms in Nigeria.
However, the story does not begin here… this is a story of how we
collaborated with the Government at the Federal and State levels to pull off
the most exciting, first of its kind virtual dissemination events in four locations
- Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna and Oyo.
Where we began: Strategic Engagements
Collaborating with government and civil society structures is not a new or
recent terrain for the NURHI project. We have been wading in those waters
since inception in 2009. However, with the second phase of the project
focused on strengthening government systems and building capacities of
institutional homes, we set out in phase 2 to work with both the Federal and
State governments to navigate the challenges in the system and figure out
waysinwhich we couldimprovethefamilyplanning landscapeinNigeria -and
by extension, improve access to quality primary healthcare. This we did
through visioning exercises, capacity building, mindset shift workshops and
by providing technical assistance (TA)for improved operational effectiveness.
“The Federal Ministry of Health’s
collaboration with the CCP-NURHI
Project commenced on 14th
December 2009…. It is cheering to
note that the CCP-NURHI Project has
successfully supported the Federal
Ministry of Health in her efforts to
ensure a significant reduction in
maternal and infant mortalities
through increasing the uptake of
modern Family Planning methods…”
Dr. Salma Anas-Kolo, Director, Family
Health, Federal Ministry of Health.
“Whilst NURHI created the best
practices, Kaduna State
government and people provided
the leadership and the necessary
supportive environment to ensure
the decade of this productive
investment and partnership being
celebrated today” –
Dr. Hamza Abubakar, Executive
Secretary, Kaduna State Primary
Health Care Development Agency
2. Just to mention a few, the Federal Ministry Of
Health(FMOH) received trainings on SMART advocacy,
which led to the development of a National Advocacy
Strategy document, visioning exercises were conducted
in each of the project states with intensive technical
assistance provided towards the development of State
costed implementation plans (CIPs) for FP.
These strategic engagements gave the government the
confidence to call on NURHI whenever TA was needed to
execute any of their key activities.
Deciding how to tell our decade-old story
When the time finally came to draw out our plans for the
NURHI End-of-Project Dissemination, we had to ask
ourselves, “After ten yearsof collaborative programming, in
what better way could we tell our story than to let those we
worked with tell it themselves?” As the saying goes, better
to hear it “from the horse’s mouth”.
We then set out to engage all our key partners at the State
and Federal levels. The depth of ownership displayed
when the vision for the disseminations was shared with
these stakeholders was amazing. It was clear that
NURHI’s transformative work had not only bought the
goodwill of our government partners; they truly felt that
they had a stake in NURHI’s success (as true stakeholders
should) and thus worked with us as true partners to begin
planning towards the dissemination events. From
deciding the hall to use, to selecting the panel speakers,
event comperes and panel moderators to developing the
PowerPoint presentations, we worked collaboratively
with the ministries of health from start to finish.
Dr. Babatunde Olatunji, Executive Secretary, Primary Health Care Board giving
his Welcome Remarks at the Oyo State Dissemination
Dr. Victoria Omoera, Reproductive Health Coordinator, Lagos State Ministry of
Health, making her presentation
A major setback - Back to the drawing board
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, right in the middle
of all our plans and preparations, NURHI found itself in a place
where innovation and creativity were an absolute requirement
if we were to pull off the dissemination of the decade!
We knew we had to use technology, with the extraordinary
facilities that it provides, but we were still faced with an
innovation challenge – “How do we connect people from multiple
locations in such a way that it retains the essence of a live
dissemination event of that magnitude? How do we ensure that
all our government partners who would speak at the event would
feel safe while also confident that they would be heard by our
proposed audiences?”
We had to go back to the drawing board with these questions
and, from our dynamic team of innovators came the answer: A
virtual livestreaming platform using the mixed methodology of
a live location and multiple virtual rooms through which our
speakers could connect.
3. Despite what appeared to be an impossible situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the transition to a virtual platform
was a landmark in development work dissemination in Nigeria. What was most remarkable about all four events was the
amazing ownership demonstrated by government at all levels in all four locations.
Kaduna: 28 June 2020
Over 350 participants
Lagos : 28July 2020
Over 100 participants
Oyo: 21 July 2020
Over 160 participants
Abuja: 20August 2020
Over 300 participants
“The NURHI project has set the standard for positive
change and leaving no one behind” – Dr. Salma Anas-
Kolo, Director, Family Health, Federal Ministry of Health.
“Being part of this project has brought lot of
innovative ideas into the family planning
programming in Lagos State especially on the
Primary Health Care board” –
Dr. Eniola Erinosho, Director, Medical Services &
Disease Control, Lagos State Primary Health Care
Board
Panelists at the National Level Dissemination Event in Abuja Dr. Salma Anas-Kolo, Director-Family Health, Federal Ministry of Health, giving
her Welcome Remarks at the National Level Dissemination
Pulling it off
In Lagos and Oyo States, the dissemination events each had
one physical location, a hall, where the panelists and
moderators were stationed.
In Kaduna, three halls were used with the panel in one and a live
audience in others. Virtual rooms were reserved for key
presenters such as the donors – Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
(BMGF) and TJ Mather, the State Commissioner or Permanent
Secretary for Health and the project consortium partners.
Pulling off the National level dissemination came with a clog in the wheel. With a new line added to the COVID-19 protocol
by the Minister for Health stating that no more than four persons could gather in a room for any meeting, we had to figure
out howto make this work without breaking protocol.Once again, brainstorming with our federallevel stakeholders proved
to be successful. The stage was set right in the office of the Director of Family Health at the Federal Ministry of Health!
Additionally, the offices of the Director of Hospital Services and the Head of Reproductive Health were additional rooms
from which both panelists joined the discussions virtually. It was an amazing set up.