Achieving rapid national growth will be a difficult task if we fail to address Nigeria's explosive population growth and address key primary health care issues - Mr. S. O. Eloho, rep of the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Budget & Economic Planning NG #DrivingNigeriasDevelopment

The state is where things happen. Our service delivery happens at the states and we cannot achieve the demographic dividend we seek without working with the states - Dr. Olumide Okunola, Senior Health Specialist WorldBank #DrivingNigeriasDevelopment

Data analysis is only the first step, it is how the states use the data to speak to power; governors, legislators, religious and traditional leaders that will effect change - Dr. Olumide Okunola at the #DrivingNigeriasDevelopment dissemination event

.Palladium's vision is to create programs that have enduring social value.We must always ensure that all strategies are evidence-based, not just effective but long-lasting - Oiza Nicholson, Country Director, Palladium #DrivingNigeriasDevelopment

One of the pillars of Nigeria's Economic Growth Recovery Plan is investing in our people and some of the channels of achieving this is improving the quality of Health care delivery by revitalizing the PHC system and capacity building of staff.#DrivingNigeriasDevelopment

The components of Human Capital Capital Development are summed up under Infant and Child Survival, Quality of Education and Lifetime Health- Kaja Jurczynska, Demographer Palladium @DFIDNigeria WorldBank

Demography is the processes through which the population changes including fertility, mortality & emigration. All of these factors are determined by issues like contraceptives, primary health care and education - Kaja Jurczynska, Palladium #DrivingNigeriasDevelopment

Nigeria has a growth rate of 3.2% which is really high. Nigeria has a dependency ratio of 44% and it hasn't changed since 2006 - Kaja Jurczynska at the #DrivingNigeriasDevelopment dissemination event

Fewer girls are attending secondary school. This means more girls are increasingly getting pregnant and these uneducated girls are increasing the dependency ratio of Nigeria. The implications for Nigeria's future are very serious - Kaja Jurczynska #DrivingNigeriasDevelopment

MNCH2 invites you to follow our account of how Yobe State was able to improve access to healthcare services in the face of conflicts @ the #Yobelearningevent today tagged 'Governance & Resilience for Leadership in the Health System' Nigeria Health Watch

At the peak of insurgency in Yobe State, the Health System experienced disruptions, displacement of health workers &complete shutdown of health services in some areas. #Yobelearningevent #Healthsystemresilience

The government of Yobe declared a state of emergency on the Health sector in 2015, predicated on WHO's building blocks of health system by putting in place responsive polices such as clinics in IDP camps - Dr Larai Gobi Dir. PH YSMoH #Yobelearningevent #Healthsystemresilience

MNCH2 supported the government to train over 200 HCWs on IMNCH modules,provided mentoring and coaching&supported intergrated outreach services in 96 communities while also training ETS volunteers and establishing Safe Space Initiatives in these communities #Yobelearningevent

Yobe State Emergency Management Agency is the hub and coordinating mechanism for all humanitarian response and partner activities in the state. This is necessary to avoid duplication of efforts in the face of reconstruction. - Dr Muh'd Lawan ES SEMA #Yobelearningevent

Yobe SMoH, MDAs under d leadership of d governor interact regularly with partners,health service providers&citizens 2 feel the pulse of the communties & keep providers motivated.This is one of d strategies used 4 reconstruction and reconciliation - Dr. M. Gana ES YSHCB

33 PHCs and 2 secondary facilities were vandalized across7 LGAs at the height of insurgency in Yobe State. This placed an enormous burden on the Health System especially with the influx of IDPs from Maiduguri. #Yobelearningevent #Healthsystemresilience

The resilience of Yobe #Healthproviders helped the government to stabilize at the height of insurgency. "Most of them didn't relocate even when the crisis was at its peak, they would still come out once the coast is clear and attend to patients" Dr. Garba Fika ES YSHMB

Currently Yobe State govt is working on attracting and retention of health workers by providing fully furnished accommodation; rural deployment; improving policies affecting HRH;Gender issues by enrolling more girls in intensive training prog to be absorbed in comm.midwifery

The 5 strategies deployed by the YPHCDA 2 reverse negative health indices in the state are intensified defaulter tracking; intergrated mobile sessions; reaching every settlement; reaching the inaccessible child; intensified intergrated MNCH outreaches- Mohd Ali PM SERICC

Our Demand Creation Advisor on the MNCH2 programme @Babanyasmin2009 participated at the 2019 #thecurve summit in London. His presentation at the summit focussed on: "the Application of Responsive Feedback Mechanisms to Improve Maternal and Child Services in Northern Nigeria".