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The aims of the programme are to help each state achieve the following: Good care for maternity emergencies and fewer maternal deaths 50% more women receiving antenatal care, with many more deliveries by skilled birth attendants 60% of infants under 1 year fully immunized, so there is 80% less measles Numerous health centres rehabilitated and […]
The key principles adopted by our PRRINN-MNCH team in strengthening both the demand and supply side of maternal, newborn and child health services include: Collaboration with all stakeholders; from political leaders through to key government managers and service providers at all levels (federal, state and local government) and inclusive of communities and community leaders (religious and […]
We are tracking seven key areas or outputs in 2012 -2013. Each of these is highlighted below: Output 1 – Governance Output 2 – Human Resources (HR) Output 3 – Systems and services Output 4 – Operations Research (OR) Output 5 – Information management Output 6 – Communication and demand Output 7 – Federal level Output 1 – Governance: […]
One of the key principles guiding the PRRINN-MNCH programme is collaboration. It is important to collaborate and align activities with states and local governments. To this end, PRRINN-MNCH has supported states and Local Government Areas (LGAs) to carry out strategic and operational planning. We then align these plans with programme plans to harmonise activities and […]
We started the Programme for Reviving Routine Immunization in Northern Nigeria (PRRINN) in late 2006 with support from UKaid from DFID (Department for International Development, United Kingdom) to help address the ongoing challenge of eradicating polio and improving coverage of other vaccines in Northern Nigeria. Realising the importance of an improved immunization system within a strengthened primary health […]
The PRRINN-MNCH programme operates in four northern Nigerian states: Jigawa, Katsina and Zamfara in the north-west zone and Yobe in the north-east zone. The estimated population served in 2009 is just over 17 million (Katsina 6.4 million, Jigawa 4.7 million, Zamfara 3.6 million and Yobe 2.6 million). Each state has its own programme office with […]
PRRINN-MNCH is managed by a national management team based in Kano, along with the four State Team Managers. The national team is best placed to listen to the needs of national level stakeholders and to develop with them approaches to programme challenges that are culturally sensitive and context specific. Our United Kingdom programme office provides contractual support. The Programme Management Board offers […]
PRRINN-MNCH is a Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) and routine immunization programme as well as a Primary Health Care (PHC) programme. MNCH: Our programme’s focus is on MNCH services through developing Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric Care (CEOC) clusters serving around 500,000 people. However, this entails much more than immediate service needs. Systems that directly impact on […]