About us

Our overall aim

To improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families and communities in Nigeria, particularly underserved and vulnerable populations, through equitable access to quality, affordable and evidence-based healthcare interventions, community engagement, implementation research, advocacy and health systems strengthening..

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Our vision

A healthy and equitable society where everyone has access to quality healthcare and the opportunity to attain their highest possible standard of health and wellbeing.

Our mission

To advance health equity and improve population health through evidence-driven interventions, community engagement, strategic partnerships, research, advocacy and sustainable health systems strengthening.

Our aims and objectives

Four priority areas guide our work. Select one to see what we set out to do.

Promote Sexual, Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH)
  • Promote access to comprehensive sexual and reproductive health information and services, including family planning.
  • Support interventions that reduce preventable maternal, newborn and child morbidity and mortality.
  • Advance adolescent and youth-friendly health services, including comprehensive sexuality education and menstrual health.
  • Promote access to quality antenatal, delivery, postnatal and emergency obstetric and newborn care.
  • Address barriers to accessing essential reproductive and maternal healthcare, particularly among underserved populations.
Promote prevention and control of HIV & TB
  • Support prevention, early detection, diagnosis, treatment and management of tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and other communicable diseases.
  • Promote community-based prevention interventions targeting key populations, and prompt diagnosis and treatment.
  • Strengthen community awareness, screening, referral and linkage to care for tuberculosis and HIV.
  • Address stigma, discrimination and other social barriers affecting people living with or at risk of infectious diseases.
  • Support efforts to improve treatment adherence, continuity of care and retention in healthcare services.
Prevention and Control of Malaria
  • Promote malaria prevention through community education, insecticide-treated net utilisation and other evidence-based interventions.
  • Support access to malaria prevention, testing, diagnosis and appropriate treatment, particularly among pregnant women and children under five.
  • Promote uptake of intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy and other recommended malaria preventive interventions.
  • Support community-based malaria surveillance, early detection, referral and appropriate case management.
  • Strengthen community participation in malaria control programmes and efforts to reduce malaria-related morbidity and mortality.
Immunisation and Vaccine-Preventable Disease Control
  • Promote equitable access to routine immunisation and supplemental immunisation activities.
  • Support efforts to identify and reach zero-dose and under-immunised children and other underserved populations.
  • Strengthen community engagement, vaccine confidence and demand generation.
  • Support interventions to improve immunisation coverage, service delivery, vaccine uptake and follow-up of defaulters.
  • Promote evidence-based approaches to addressing vaccine hesitancy, misinformation and access barriers.

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