Assessment of interventions in Primary Health Care for improved maternal, new-born and child health in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review
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Assessment of Physical Structures, Medical Equipment, Personnel and Essential medicines for Primary Health Care in Rural Nigeria: Implications for Policies and Programs
Assessment of Physical Structures, Medical Equipment, Personnel and Essential medicines for Primary Health Care in Rural Nigeria: Implications for Policies and Programs Authors: Ntoimo Lorretta, Oyedeji Julius, Brian Igboin, Imongan Wilson, Sani Yaya, Friday Okonofua Short Title: Physical structures and…
Optimising The Use of Primary Health Care For Skilled Maternal Health Care: Policy Implications Of An Intervention Research In Rural Nigeria
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Founder of WHARC Appointed a Member of The UNFPA High-Level Commission On ICPD25 Follow-Up
A new High-Level Commission of advocates, experts and activists was established on the 19th November, 2019 to help commitments to women’s health and rights made at the November 2019 Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 stay on track, even during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is blocking access to essential…
Research shows that community engagement can increase the use of Primary Health Centres for skilled pregnancy care in rural Nigeria
It is now well known that more women die during childbirth in Nigeria as compared to other parts of the world. It’s also a known fact that women who die from pregnancy complications in Nigeria tend to be poor, illiterate women, who reside in rural…
Call for Papers for the Special Edition of the AJRH on the COVID-19 Pandemic
The African Journal of Reproductive Health (AJRH), Africa’s leading indigenous Journal in Reproductive Health, announces a special edition focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this special edition is to compile various perspectives of the pandemic in order to document research, policies and actions that can be explored to tackle the current and…
The State of African CSOs- 2019 Report, a rare snapshot of the internal workings of African CSOs
The State of African CSOs- 2019 Report is a rare snapshot of the internal workings of African CSOs-from how they are governed and managed to how they are funded, and much more. The report offers some surprises while raising new and interesting questions for further research and…
Comprehensive Monthly Health Talk to improve maternal healthcare outcomes
In order to increase men’s involvement in pregnancy care, in order to improve maternal healthcare outcomes, WHARC worked in partnership with the Central Hospital, Benin City and the Jummia Babangida Maternal and Neonatal Hospital, Minna to organize a monthly comprehensive health talk for expectant couples.…
Text4life Intervention, a multi-way communication for a distressed pregnant woman
Studying the Rwanda UNICEF RapidSMS intervention, WHARC designed a model customized to Nigerian concepts and standards, the Text4life. It is a multi-way communication between the distressed pregnant woman previously registered at the primary health facility, the WDC chairman, the road transport worker (taxi-driver), and the…
Report on the second edition of the Maternal New born and Child Health Research Day
The second edition of the Maternal Newborn and Child Health Research Day was held at the Rockview Hotels (Royale) Abuja from the 24th -26th of September, 2019. On the 25th of September, the session started with an opening prayer of the second stanza of the…