ChasteCharity Blog - On
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2014, global health professionals, policy makers, business
leaders, advocates and social entrepreneurs gathered for the Technical Forum in
Abuja, Nigeria to review progress, identify factors for success, and agree on
commitments for action to help women, newborns, children and adolescents
survive and thrive. While women and children’s health and survival rates have
improved steadily over the past years, we still face challenges. Each year:
- An
estimated 289,000 women still die as a result of complications in
pregnancy and childbirth
- Nearly
3 million babies do not survive their first month of life and 2.6 million
are stillborn
- 6.6
million children do not live to see their fifth birthday
The
Forum which was hosted by the Corporate Alliance of Malaria in Africa (CAMA),
Access Bank, Federal Ministry of Health, the National Malaria Elimination
Program, Friends Africa and GBCHealth for
A Promise Renewed; Countdown to 2015; and Elimination of Malaria &
Accelerate Impact on Maternal and Child Health. With new global commitments,
partners working across health and related fields were well-positioned to use
the Abuja Forum to unite global efforts to prioritize action and accountability
for the health and well-being of every woman and every child.
SPOTLIGHT ON NIGERIA
– ACCELERATING PROGRESS ON MALARIA AND MATERNAL HEALTH
·
This session provided the
participants to dive closer into the priorities of the Federal Ministry of
Health of Nigeria to understand the strategies of the country in eliminating
malaria and tackle maternal and child health. The conversation moderated by
Ms.Sancia Dalley, had speakers with Dr.Nnenna Ezeigwe, National Malaria
Elimination Program, Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria and Dr.Wapada Balami
and Director of Family Health, Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria. The
spotlight focused on how and where the private sector can play an increasingly
collaborative role towards achieving these priorities.
Resolutions
from Dr.Wapada Balami
v Effects
of Malaria is Pregnancy
v Maternal
Death as a result of Malaria (11%)
v Causes
of Death ( Malaria is the Second Leading Cause)
v Percentage
of Total Mortality.
v The
Role of the Primary Health
v Leverage
on Resources
PARTNERSHIP
TO ENHANCE HEALTH SYSTEM TO DELIVER ON MALARIA AND MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH
INTERVENTIONS
·
This session offered
participants on how partnerships between public, private and NGO sectors are
advancing delivery on malaria, maternal and child health interventions while
exploring opportunities to fill gaps in the health system. Moderated by
Dr.Robert Chiegil, Deputy Country Director, FHI 360 and had speakers like Dr
Iyam Ugot, Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River on Community Health
and Malaria, Dr.Mike Egboh, Abt Associates, Dr.Ugo Okoli , SurepP-MCH,
Dr,Oniyire Adetiloye, Jhpeigo, Mr.Oladimeji Agbolade, Sanofi, Mr.Clem Ugorji,
Coca Cola.
Resolutions from Speakers
v More
Human Resources
v Community
& Extension Workers
v Maintaining
the Fridges in which this Vaccines are Kept (Project Lasmine –The CocaCola
Model)
v Funding
is not a major issue and managing the Fund is essential.
Approaches
to Access of Medicine: Tier Pricing, Dedicated R
& D, Information and Communication Programming
Note
from Clem Ugorji (Coca-Cola): No Death is regrettable than
a woman who die in Pregnancy.
THE
THIRD SPOTLIGHT: COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION ON MALARIA AND MATERNAL CHILD
HEALTH- moderated by Ms.Ochuko Keyamo of GBCHealth and
had representatives from Chevron and Bayer Environment Science providing an
open invitation for innovations especially suggestions to companies in the area
of improving the conditions of Health Care Workers, Cultural Approaches and
Mega Distribution Centres.
THE
FOURTH SPOTLIGHT: NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR MALARIA VECTOR CONTROL: Innovation
is Key in developing the most effective and efficient technologies for managing
a disease such as malaria. During this plenary, Speakers discussed on the
urgency around innovative product creation to control the vector, identify
barriers to demand and innovation creation, they also shared examples of how
partnerships can help drive innovation in the market place while also offering
ideas on how collaborations can enhance vector control technologies in the push
to the 2015 Countdown. Here are some of the examples shared by representatives
from Bayer, USAID, Sumitomo Chemicals and National Malaria Elimination Program,
Nigeria
v Encouraging
Innovation by buying the cheapest is not the best
v From
Donor Perspective: Every Dollar must be accounted for
v Smart
Phones and Environmental Compliance
v A
typical Illustration of a Community Based IRS in Ethiopia
v Mobile
Banking in Madagascar
v “Insectary-In-A-Box” Entomological Monitoring
v From
Bottles to Payment Blocks [Recycling]
v Durable
Wall Lining [Beyond the Nets and IRS]
v Surveillances
of Vector
v Local
Solutions to Local Problems
v Investing
in Research
The
Fourth Spotlight was a Case Study Presentation from Nigeria Breweries on its
Malaria Diagnosis efforts internally within its workplace. The
Presentation highlighted the challenges and implications for public health via
malaria’s consortium’s support to Nigeria Malaria Programme and offer tangible
ideas on how collaboration with the private sector can enhance capacity efforts
in Nigeria.
THE
FIFTH SPOTLIGHT WAS ON MALARIA CONTROL AND ELIMINATION IN THE AGE OF RESISTANCE
moderated by an Advocate of Malaria for over
30years known to many as “Mama Malaria” Dr.Chioma Amajoh, Community Visions
Initiative with leading panelist spoke extensively on resistance as a global
priority within the malaria world, with multiple countries across Africa
experiencing challenges that could halt or reverse the gains already made.
Speakers also shared tools that are being developed to monitor “resistance hot
spots’’ and where partnerships can advance the region’s ability especially in
west Africa to effectively control and eliminate the disease. Artmeisinin and Insectide resistance are
impacting the region.
THE
SIXTH AND SEVENTH SPOTLIGHT WAS MERGED ACCELERATING ACHIEVEMENT OF MDGs AND
FINANCING FOR MALARIA TO MEET MDGs.
This
Session major target was on MDG 4 and MDG 5 moderated by Temitayo Erogbogbo
from the Wellbeing Foundation and Chidi Ezeigbo from Friends of the Global Fund
Africa. During this high energy plenary with super panelist represented from Jhpeigo,
Exxon Mobil Nigeria, Clinton Health Access Initiative, Access Bank, and the
Global Fund to fight AIDS, TB and Malaria. The Speakers discussed how malaria
and maternal, newborn and child health interventions can be effectively
capitalized on to accelerate impact across these health MDGs and how
significant progress has been made in large part due to international funding
that has increased from 100million dollars in 2000 to 2billion dollars in 2012.
Identifying Partners with complementary skills, resources and reach can only
serve to drive closer to the goals more rapidly.
PERSONAL
RESOLUTIONS FROM THE TECHNICAL FORUM
Developing Innovative Public Health Solutions
using Entertainment and Technology via the Maternal and Malaria Alliance
(MAMA-Less) as the most effective initiative for managing a disease such as
malaria and improving maternal health. Partnerships with CAMA Co-Chairs from
Chevron and Bayer, Companies like Exxon Mobil, Abt Associates, Ecowas,
Consolidated Breweries and more in the execution of the project. Working also
with Thistle Praxis Consulting on implementation and partners like Budgit to
help with infographics illustrating spending of the government, civil societies
& private sectors on eradicating malaria and accelerating progress on
Maternal and Child Health. The Documentation, Community Radio Programme and
Delegate Participation at International and Pan African events are also
essential in the coverage of malaria in many countries especially Africa.
The Conversation continues at the 1st
Annual Pan African Malaria Control Association Conference in Kenya October 6-8
2014.
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