situation action plan - nigeria.pdf - Healthy Newborn Network

This publication is made possible through support provided by Saving Newborn Lives/Save the Children US,through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; and the Maternal and Child Health Division, Office ofHealth, Infectious Diseases and Nutrition, Bureau for Global Health, US Agency for International Development,under the terms of the Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement GHS-A-00-04-00002-00.The content of this publication and opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarilyreflect the views of partner agencies or organisations. This publication may be used or reproduced for educationalor non-commercial purposes, provided that the material is accompanied by an acknowledgment. Suggested citation:Saving newborn lives in Nigeria: Newborn health in the context of the Integrated Maternal, Newborn and ChildHealth Strategy. Abuja: Federal Ministry of Health, Save the Children, ACCESS; 2009.Prepared by: Dr. Chinyere V. Ezeaka( Neonatal Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Lagos University Teaching Hospital,Surulere, Lagos); Dr Oladapo S. Shittu (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ahmadu Bello UniversityTeaching Hospital, Zaria); Dr Tolulope F. Olufunlayo (Department of Community Health and Primary Care, Collegeof Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos); Dr Gabriel O. Ekekwe (Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere, Lagos); Dr Nkeiru Onuekwusi (Head, Child Health Division, FMOH);Dr Moji Odeku (Deputy Director, Reproductive Health Division, FMOH); Dr Joy Ufere (Child Health Division,FMOH); Prof E.O. Otolorin (Country Director, ACCESS); Dr Sa’adatu Sule (ACCESS); Dr Abimbola Williams(MCH consultant); Dr Esther Obinya (UNICEF); Dr Taiwo Oyelade (WHO); Dr Joseph de-Graft Johnson (Savethe Children); Dr Joy Lawn (Save the Children); and Kate Kerber (Save the Children)Cover photo credit: Jonathan Hubschman/Save the Children