Programme material

This brief highlights the contribution of the E4A-MamaYe programme in Nigeria towards improving maternal and newborn health outcomes. It highlights outcomes on accountability in the health sector by holding those in power responsible for their commitments to women‘s and girls‘ health. The programme worked with stakeholders to make complex health data accessible and actionable. With the vision that everyone can be an advocate with the power of data, read how E4A-MamaYe has evolved across several phases.

This summary provides a concise analysis of progress made toward enhancing maternal and newborn health (MNH) outcomes in Nigeria, in line with the goals and milestones set by ENAP and EPMM. It offers a snapshot of the current multi-stakeholder landscape for MNH advocacy and accountability, highlighting the vital contributions of civil society, parents, and communities in developing plans, policies, and budgets, monitoring progress, and spurring action.

In January 2022, E4A-MamaYe began working with the Kaduna State government and Population and Reproductive Health Initiative (PRHI) to design and implement a sustainable and scalable community Maternal, Perinatal, Death Surveillance & Response (c-MPDSR) model in Soba Local Government Area in Kaduna State. This report presents findings and analysis from an evaluation of the project.

The Niger State Accountability Mechanism for Maternal and Newborn Child Health develops scorecards to track implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) in the State. They also produce an evidence brief which highlights performance of service delivery indicators against financial indicators and develop call to actions for policy makers. See both the scorecard and evidence brief below for download.

The Lagos State Government uses a scorecard as an advocacy tool to track progress in specific family planning (FP) indicators. See below the 2021 FP scorecard available for download.

Women and girls make their communities thrive when they have access to good quality health services. The E4A-MamaYe project has been working to improve maternal and newborn survival in sub-Saharan Africa since 2012. We have learned that building local partnerships that connect health advocates with the media, government and health professionals gives them the power to hold decision makers to account for improving women's and children's health.

Since 2013, E4A-MamaYe has supported selected states in Nigeria to establish State Led Accountability Mechanisms (SLAMs). These mechanisms are multi-stakeholder coalitions comprised of government, health professional associations, media, civil society and traditional institutions.

The MPDSR scorecard tracks key maternal and perinatal death indicators in all the secondary health facilities in Lagos state from January to March 2019

The Lagos State Ministry of Health Commenced the MPDSR programme in 2016. From then on, the need to document activities, achievements and lessons learned led to the production of this report.

The scorecard tracks maternal and perinatal deaths in secondary health facilities of the state to determine the cause with the aim of strengthening the response system