Information is an intervention that works : results from the Nigeria Evidence-based Health System Initiative (NEHSI) in Bauchi and Cross River States (2008 – 2014)

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2014

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Nigeria Evidence-based Health System Initiative (NEHSI), IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

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Improving the health of women and children worldwide is central to development. In Nigeria, ground-breaking research that addresses the root causes of maternal, child, and newborn mortality demonstrated that producing and sharing good-quality information with target communities and decision makers, combined with bringing health care to households, reduces the maternal and infant mortality ratios. NEHSI is a collaboration between the Government of Nigeria, Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada, and Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC) in Bauchi and Cross River states. NEHSI strengthened health systems through the entry point of health information systems.

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NIGERIA, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, MORTALITY, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH BEHAVIOUR, HEALTH EDUCATION

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/53552

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Nigeria Evidence-based Health System Initiative (NEHSI) / Initiative Données probantes et systèmes de santé au Nigeria (NEHSI)
Research Results (GEHS) / Résultats de recherches (GESS)