The Federal Government has secured financial and in-kind commitments estimated at over $65m from seven private sector and philanthropic organisations to support efforts to reduce preventable maternal and newborn deaths in Nigeria.
The commitments, submitted through Letters of Intent under the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative Private Sector Compact, are expected to address critical healthcare delivery gaps in 172 local government areas identified as having the highest burden of maternal and newborn deaths.
The seven organisations that submitted Letters of Intent were DP World, Bayer, UNICEF, dsm-firmenich, Nestlé Nutrition Institute, Roche and Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
Their proposed contributions will be assessed against identified priorities and implementation gaps, while progress will be monitored through the Sector-Wide Approach framework.
The new commitments build on the engagement of the Gates Foundation, MSD for Mothers and MTN Group Foundation, while the World Economic Forum’s Global Alliance for Women’s Health supported the mobilisation of
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