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Group Tasks Kaduna Government on Women’s Health

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KADUNA, Nigeria (21/1/2015) – Barely a year after Kaduna State Government says it had reached over five million patients with its Free Maternal and Child Health Services Programme, a group of civil society organisations is asking the State Government to enact a law that will strengthen the system.

The group, Maternal and Child Health Civil Society Partnership (MCH-CS Partnership), said in a meeting in Kaduna that the free maternal child health care service as rendered in the state was not yielding the desired result due to several factors, among them, absence of law, drug stuck out syndrome in health facilities, inadequate skilled personnel and weak management system.

Chairperson of the group, Mrs. Dorcas Adeyemi, told the forum that a research conducted by the partnership revealed that the Programme had suffered from many challenges.

Adeyemi added that “lack of FMCH guidelines, stock-out syndrome, irregular supply of drugs, supply not based on needs and poor referral system’’ were preventing the smooth implementation of the programme.

She commended the state government for the establishment of State Primary Health Care Agency (SPHCA), but called for the full implementation of the Agency’s structure to address administration and funding challenges of PHCs in the State

Vice Chair of the group, Malam Garba Muhammad, said the group, comprising of 10 different civil society groups that work on several thematic areas was set up in 2009 to advocate for improved FMCH in the State.

Muhammad said the group had since its establishment focused on advocating for affordable and quality health care delivery services.

The FMCH Programme was flagged off in 115 PHCs and 30 General Hospitals in the state in 2007. It was meant to cover all the public health facilities by 2009, but no single facility was added since its introduction in 2007.

 

African Water Facility Tackles Sanitation in Seychelles

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ABIDJAN, Côte d’Ivoire, (21/01/2015) – African Water Facility (AWF) has announced an approved of €1.07-million grant for the development of an Integrated Comprehensive Sanitation Plan for the Seychelles.

According to AWF Coordinator, Akissa Bahri, the 10-year plan will follow an integrated approach, looking at the synergies with related sectors such as waste, energy, water supply and stormwater. It will also promote innovative water re-use technologies.

A diagnostic study of the sanitation sector of the Seychelles will be conducted which will include economic, environmental and societal impact assessments. The design of the plan shall include participation of communities and stakeholders to ensure that it is demand-driven, sustainable and impactful. The Public Utilities Corporation will be the Implementing Agency.

“The fast pace of urban growth coupled with dysfunctional sanitation systems are threatening the fragile environment of the islands which depend heavily on tourism. The development of a sanitation plan will in particular look at using reclaimed water for irrigation, landscape and industry, reducing waste and improving people’s livelihoods,” he said.

Approximately 15% of all households in the Seychelles are served by piped waterborne sewerage systems, while the remaining population depends on on-site sanitation facilities in the form of septic tanks and pit latrines.

Sanitation in the Seychelles is very much linked to the water supply, energy and waste sectors. The AWF-funded Water Supply Master Plan (2011) estimated that the water deficit will reach 30,000 m3 to 40,000 m3 in 2030. It also identified investments (including desalination plants) and demand management measures amounting to €100 million to cope with the shortage. Any future reclaimed water reuse project is estimated to be potentially profitable.

 

SOURCE: AfDB WEBSITE

Nigeria’s Maternal Death Still High – Expert

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Mal. Kabir Abullahi.
Mal. Kabir Abullahi. Team Leader, NURHI Kaduna

KADUNA, Nigeria, (January 20, 2015) – Over 1,800 women die annually in Kaduna State, northwest Nigeria in pregnancy and childbirth delivery related cases.

This was stated by the Kaduna State Team Leader of a Gates Foundation funded non-governmental organisation, Nigerian Urban Reproductive Health Initiative, NURHI, Malam Kabir Mohammed Abdullahi.

He announced this in a chat with AFRICAPRIME NEWS reporter in Kaduna.

Abdullahi who expressed dismay with the figure however said collaborative efforts are on by governments and NGOs to address the cases of maternal deaths.

He called on governments at all levels to invest in family planning, a time tested strategy that reduces the figure by more than 30% in many countries.

Rotary Donates US$8mn to Fight polio in Nigeria

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LAGOS, Nigeria, January 20, 2015/ — As Nigeria marks six months without a new case of polio, Rotary has announced $8.1 in grants to help the country in its final push to eradicate the disease within i borders. The funds will be used by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF to support polio immunization campaigns, research and surveillance in the country.

Nigeria, the last polio-endemic country in Africa, reported the highest number of polio cases in the world as recently as 2012. However, the country showed remarkable progress in 2014, when it reduced its polio case count by nearly 90% over the previous year. The funding commitment from Rotary (http://www.rotary.org) comes at a critical time, as the country has a prime opportunity to take advantage of these gains and end the disease for good.

“Nigeria has made incredible progress against polio this past year and I’m proud to see our country reduced cases by nearly 90% in 2014,” said Funke Akindele, Nollywood actress and Rotary polio ambassador. “With funds from Rotary, the continued support of Rotarians in Nigeria and around the world, I believe there will be a day when no child in Nigeria will be at risk of this disease.”

“Nigeria has managed an incredible feat,” said Dr. Tunji Funsho, Rotary’s National PolioPlus Chair for Nigeria. “Our country has gone six months without a new case of the disease. However, now we must be more vigilant than ever, as our progress is fragile.”

Commitment from all levels of the Nigerian government to ending the paralyzing disease has proved crucial to the country’s recent progress. Experts urge political leaders to maintain this focus, even amidst Nigeria’s upcoming national elections next month.

Recent polio outbreaks the Horn of Africa and Central Africa stemmed from poliovirus that originated in Nigeria. These outbreaks appear to have been effectively stopped in 2014; however, the continued presence of the virus in Nigeria puts countries in Africa at-risk for renewed outbreaks. In addition to the $8.1 million in funds for Nigeria, Rotary has committed $18.5 million to be divided amongst an additional seven countries in Africa. The grants include $1.6 million, Cameroon: $2.5 million, Chad; $3.3 million, Democratic Republic of Congo; $1.1 million, Ethiopia; $250,000, Kenya; $2.8 million, Niger; and $7 million, Somalia.

Outside of Africa, Rotary also announced grants of $1.1 million for Pakistan and $6.7 million for Afghanistan. Together with Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghanistan are the two other countries in the world where polio has never been stopped.

Rotary provides grant funding to polio eradication initiative partners UNICEF and the World Health Organization, which work with governments and others in polio-affected countries to plan and carry out immunization activities. Mass polio immunizations must continue until global eradication is achieved.

To date, Rotary has contributed more than $1.3 billion to fight polio. Through 2018, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will match two-to-one every dollar Rotary commits to polio eradication (up to $35 million a year). In 2014, there were only 350 confirmed polio cases in the world, down from about 350,000 a year when the initiative launched in 1988.

Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of Rotary International.

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