Despite its scaled-up response for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
(PMTCT), Nigeria still contributes the greatest number of infants infected with HIV worldwide …

Background Nigeria is considering adopting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as an official
policy target to ensure access to quality health care services for her population without …

Introduction Routine health information systems are critical for monitoring service delivery.
District Heath Information System, version 2 (DHIS2) is an open source software platform …

Travel time estimation accounting for on-the-ground realities between the location where a
need for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) arises and the health facility capable of providing …

The Nigerian health system is weak and has been evolving over the years with misplaced
priorities and the focus on health inputs rather than outputs. The design and adoption of …

BACKGROUND Nigeria is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which
identifies birth registration as a child's right. However, it is unclear how much progress has …

Background Nigeria has the largest number of malaria-related deaths, accounting for a third
of global malaria deaths. It is important that the country attains universal coverage of key …

Operational planning of interventions defines roadmaps, timelines and resources necessary
for translating policies into expected health outcomes along the evidence-policy …

How to cite this paper: Attah, FM, Abang, TA, Okpa, JT, Ofem, NO, Dan, FA-O., Nwadike, NC,
Bassey, UA, Archibong, EP, Akintola, A., & Ajimase, AA (2023). Exploring the working …

Having a geolocated list of all facilities in a country–a “master facility list”(MFL)–can provide
critical inputs for health program planning and implementation. To the best of our …