Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programme (MNCH), Nigeria
The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programme (MNCH) was designed to revitalise primary health care in poorly served states in northern Nigeria, with a particular focus on improving maternal, newborn and child health.
The MNCH Programme aims to improve quality and access to maternal, newborn and child health services in three states, through the delivery of six outputs:
- Strengthened State and Local Government Association (LGA) governance of Primary Health Care (PHC) systems
- Improved human resource policies and practices
- Improved delivery of MNCH services via the PHC system
- Evidence for PHC stewardship, MNCH policy and planning, service delivery, and effective demand through operational research
- Improved generation of information and knowledge used in policy and practice
- Increased demand for MNCH Services.
The Programme is designed for unified implementation with PRRINN (Programme for Reviving Routine Immunization in Northern Nigeria),operational since 2006.
Health Partners Southern Africa provides technical expertise in Human Resource (HR) management, planning and development, including the design of a Human Resource Information System that provides day-to-day personnel administration functions and accurate, readily available information on staffing.
We also completed a comprehensive HR audit to identify the gaps between the supply and demands of staffing, helping to develop staffing norms related to type of facility based on minimum service package guidelines.
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The PRRINN-MNCH Programme is documented in this video produced by DFID: Making Childbirth Safe in Nigeria.
For more information about the programme visit the PRRINN-MNCH programme website.