Nigeria
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Lamine ThiamMr. Lamine Thiam has more than 25 years’ experience in designing, implementing, and managing large complex country public health and development programmes, working with UN organisations and INGOs in Sub-Sahara Africa. He has nine years’ experience as West and Central Africa Regional Public Health and Nutrition Adviser. He has graduate degrees in Public Heath and International Management of Public Services Organisations and a diploma on Managing Public Health Programmes in Developing Countries. He is fluent in French and English. His skills include technical assistance in health systems strengthening, MNCH, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, and malaria control programming and advocacy.
News
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Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019Nwachukwu Kelechukwu (Lucky) is a young #endFGM campaigner and a member of The Girl Generation's Strategic Advisory Group. -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019"The primary health care facility used to have less than 15 people in attendance but now in a month they record attendance of over 150 people." -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019A tribute to Ahmed Hamzah, an Options State Team Leader in Nigeria -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019Our PATHS2 programme came to an end in September and we were awarded a Leadership Excellence Award for implementing strategic ground breaking and successful initiatives towards health systems reform in Nigeria. -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019To me ‘be bold for change’ means defying tradition and status quo for changes that benefit women. -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019"‘Be bold for change’ means being fearless and courageous in the work I do – to tell it as it is!" -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019Our Evidence for Action-MamaYe programme is working in three states across Nigeria (Bauchi, Gombe and Lagos) to strengthen accountability through ‘SLAMs’ – State-Level Accountability Mechanisms. -
Thursday, 11 Apr 2019The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programme (MNCH2) is working to improve maternal neonatal and health outcomes in Northern Nigeria by setting up Village Health Committees. -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019Civil society plays a central role in holding the government to account. To ensure commitments are followed-up with political will and action, MNCH2 is working with civil society actors and governments in supported states to implement State-Led Accountability Mechanisms (SLAMs). -
Wednesday, 30 Jan 2019MNCH2 has worked in Yobe State throughout the period of unrest in northern Nigeria. Since 2014, we have supported local health services through renovation and the provision of basic equipment. After 2015, the focus shifted to accommodating the health needs of the increased population of IDPs. -
Wednesday, 6 Mar 2019Nigeria has launched its 2nd National Strategic Health Development Plan, alongside the long-awaited Basic Health Care Provision Fund. These strategies have the potential to transform the nation’s health. We explain what these strategies mean and the role of civil society in ensuring their success.
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