State govts urged to adopt CHIMS to fight maternal, child mortality
The state governments have been advised to adopt the Community Health Information Management System (CHIMS) presently being piloted by Plan International Nigeria to reduce maternal and child mortality among vulnerable women in their states. The CHMIS is a real time data collation and management system that seeks to revolutionize health data management in Nigeria. The […]
The state governments have been advised to adopt the Community Health Information Management System (CHIMS) presently being piloted by Plan International Nigeria to reduce maternal and child mortality among vulnerable women in their states.
The CHMIS is a real time data collation and management system that seeks to revolutionize health data management in Nigeria.
The Head of Health Programme of the Plan International Nigeria, Dr Kabiru Atta, made the call last Wednesday during his presentation at the 61st National Council on Health Meeting holding in Kano, Kano State.
Dr Atta said the organization is supporting the federal and state governments as well as communities in advancing children’s rights and equality for girls in the health sector.
He explained that Plan International with funding from the Global Affairs Canada is implementing the Strengthening Health Outcomes for Women and Children (SHOW) project in Sokoto state, North West Nigeria and the Bauchi Opportunities for Responsive Neonatal and Maternal Health (BORN) project in Bauchi state, North East.
He said: “The BORN and SHOW projects are our gender transformative flagship projects in Nigeria. Plan International Nigeria is partnering with federal ministry of health, Bauchi and Sokoto states by supporting them to achieve advanced health rights for boys and girls especially the marginalized and vulnerable ones.”
Dr Atta said the Plan International Nigeria would soon expand its operation to cover the whole country, lamenting that lack of accurate health data at the community level was affecting the country’s efforts in achieving universal health coverage for all Nigerians.