NSDIC Showcase to improve quality of care, RMNCH in North-East Nigeria



The National Service Delivery Innovation Challenge (NSDIC) showcase, which is a competitive process to identify, showcase and spur innovations in service delivery is set to improve the quality and coverage of RMNCAH and nutrition interventions across the country – particularly in North-East Nigeria and undeserved populations.

Until now, the North East has been affected by insurgency for over three years which negatively impacted the access to quality of care, routine maternal and neonatal child health care of childhood diseases such as polio, measles, etc. This development has led to the reappearance of the Wild Polio Virus (WPV) in 20116 which has been described as a setback in the wake of the country’s polio eradication and certification as a Polio-free nation by the World Health Organisation (WHO)


His Excellency, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, Vice-President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will be the Special Guest of Honour at the NSDIC showcase of shortlisted innovations scheduled to hold tomorrow 12th of January 2017 at the Transcorp Hilton Abuja by 10 am. Dr. Okechukwu E. Enelamah, Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade & Investments will give a lecture with private sector partners such as the World Bank, Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PHN), Sterling Bank Plc, Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN), and other development partners and stakeholders in the health sector.

Winning entries/ innovations are expected to form part of the Federal Ministry of Health Global Financing Facility (GFF) investment case.

It will be recalled that the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) in partnership with the Global Financing Facility, the World Bank Group, Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PHN), the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria (HFN) and Sterling Bank, issued a Request for Concept Notes (RFCN) to solicit submissions with promising innovations in service delivery to participate in the Nigeria Service Delivery Innovation Challenge (NSDIC).

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