DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE MATERNAL NEWBORN AND CHILD HEALTH WEEK?

Information from the Department Of Community Health Services, Federal Ministry of Health is that Implementation of the November 2015 MNCH week commenced yesterday, 30th November 2015 (FGN date) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja and Ondo state (South West Zone).  Both states conducted scheduled State level flag offs. 

 At the FCT, the State level flag off was flagged by Executive Secretary, State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCDB), Dr. Rilwanu Mohammed.

 In Ondo State, the MNCH Week was flagged off by the Executive Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency Dr. Olusegun Mimiko.Data reports via daily call in has been received from FCT and Ondo state.   Details of real time data reporting via the rapid SMS dashboard can be accessed at http://rapidsmsnigeria.org/.

The table below is showing the implementation schedule for states:

States’  implementation schedule
 
s/n
Date
State
1
30th November – 4th December 2015 (FGN Date)
FCT and Ondo state
2
7th – 11th December 2015
Abia, Anambra, Bayelsa, Delta,  Ebonyi, Ekiti, Enugu,  Jigawa, Katsina, Lagos, Taraba, Yobe, Oyo, Osun, Ogun
3
14th – 18th December 2015
Abia, Akwa Ibom, Edo Sokoto, Rivers, , Gombe and Bauchi
 
4
January
Zamfara, Kaduna, Nasarawa, Niger, Kebbi, Plateau and Kano

Table 1:  States’ implementation schedule

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