Chinyere Mbachu
@chinyerembachu
Public health physician with special interest in health policy and systems research
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06-01-2011 11:24:06
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Despite the advantages associated with holding a regular census, the last population census in Nigeria was in 2006… for 17 years, the country relies on population data estimates and projections… the implications on health planning are devastating! Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA CHORUS Urban Health
We are happy to kickstart a week-long engagement with CHORUS Urban Health leads and partners from University of Leeds. HPRG project on urban health is scaling up health security for people living in slums in Nigeria. It’s another time to strengthen our science! Chinyere Mbachu
Health security of slum dwellers is threatened by the many unregulated informal health services operational in slums. Where we can’t crowd out the informal with formal, we can look to improving governance/delivery of the informal to be safe at least. CHORUS Urban Health Chinyere Mbachu
HPRG & CHORUS Urban Health continue evidence translation strides. HPRG as a foremost health policy & systems research engine in West Africa will continue to strengthen the health space of governments using evidence. Helen Elsey Chinyere Mbachu newsdiaryonline.com/enugu-govt-par…
Within the CHORUS Urban Health project are projects of innovation touching on key health areas - urban crimes and health, healthcare seeking affecting urban kids, and community responses to water, sanitation/hygiene. HPRG review progress on these projects. Chinyere Mbachu
Over 3 years, our CHORUS Urban Health project has progressed through mapping health providers in slums like traditional practitioners, medicine vendors, etc., and linking them with viable primary health centres closest to the slums. Our evidence shows integration works! Chinyere Mbachu
In this video HPRG, slums residents & health workers speak to their commitments improving healthcare in urban slums. CHORUS Urban Health UN-Habitat Chinyere Mbachu ARISE NPHCDA Muhammad Ali Pate Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA World Health Organization (WHO) UNU International Institute for Global Health Sen. Dr Ipalibo Harry Banigo (DSSRS) Felix Abrahams Obi 🇳🇬🇧🇷 hprgunn.com/video-how-nige…
Today's activity empowered program officers at state & LGA to recognize different power dynamics that leads to (gender, social/economic) inequalities in young people's access to youth-friendly SRHR services #Ebonyi State Ministry Health Chinyere Mbachu
With PHCs in Nigeria we can do more for health. HPRG shows how, by implementing a project, where PHCs are home to adolescents in need of sexual & reproductive health (SRH) services! Safe spaces for SRH is key! Muhammad Ali Pate IDRC | CRDI Dr. Muyi Aina UNICEF Chinyere Mbachu
#OA Understanding and Bridging Gaps in the Use of Evidence from Modeling for Evidence-Based Policy Making in Nigeria’s Health System doi.org/10.1177/238146… Education and Society at UoD Chinyere Mbachu Prince Agwu Felix Abrahams Obi 🇳🇬🇧🇷 Prof Obinna Onwujekwe #EvidenceToPolicy #KnowledgeTranslation #EBDM
Day 1 of CHORUS Nigeria capacity building on survey data analysis. Great insights from JoeHicks, Statistician Nuffield Centre for Int. Health & Development CHORUS Urban Health HPRG Chinyere Mbachu
Today marks the end of our capacity building workshop journey. A special thanks to Joe Hick, Statistician Nuffield Centre for Int. Health & Development and Noemia Siqueira , Health Economist for their commitment and contributions these few days. CHORUS Urban Health HPRG Chinyere Mbachu
Here’s to continuous advancement and strengthened capabilities. CHORUS Urban Health HPRG Chinyere Mbachu
CHORUS Urban Health study landscaped healthcare space of eight slums in Nigeria. Formal health providers on fringes in conflict with dominant informal providers. However, great windows for collaboration exist. Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA evidence for action. Chinyere Mbachu tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Following >4 yrs CHORUS Urban Health research, HPRG & Enugu Health Min commence interventions for safe healthcare in slums! We establish desk office at the Ministry to oversee mapping/coordination of informal health providers in slums. Training the officers. Chinyere Mbachu
HPRG working with Enugu Min of Health to put in place an ‘Urban Health Unit (UHU)’ that will pursue optimal health for urban slums on the CHORUS Urban Health project. The UHU will map/coordinate informal & formal health services in slums for safety & quality. Chinyere Mbachu
As part of strengthening formal governance of informal health practitioners (IHPs) in slums, HPRG under the CHORUS Urban Health project trains community leaders on best health practices & leadership to encourage monitoring & enforcement of care standards. Chinyere Mbachu
2.5 million lives saved annually by vaccines. Silverbird News24 covers HPRG work that provides knowledge of using research evidence to prioritise cost-effective vaccines Nigeria must buy to address its high disease burden. Federal Ministry of Health, NIGERIA Felix Abrahams Obi 🇳🇬🇧🇷 hprgunn.com/scientific-evi…