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Today, on the margins of #JAR26 in Abuja, we launched the MAMII Private Sector Compact, securing over US$65 million in financial and in-kind commitments to accelerate Nigeria’s efforts to prevent maternal and newborn deaths. The Compact brings private-sector financing, life-saving medicines, medical technologies, supply-chain capabilities and technical expertise into a coordinated national effort to improve maternal and newborn survival.
Under the Renewed Hope Agenda of His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, @officialABAT, this partnership advances the people-centred approach of the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII), aligning public, private and philanthropic resources with national health priorities.
The Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII) prioritises 172 high-burden Local Government Areas, which account for more than half of Nigeria’s maternal deaths. Through the Sector-Wide Approach, coordinated by @SWApGov, we are directing these commitments towards government-identified gaps in emergency obstetric and newborn care, essential medicines, skilled personnel, emergency transport and referral services. Implementation will be coordinated and monitored to ensure that resources reach the facilities and communities where they are most needed.
Alongside the Compact, I launched national policy instruments and clinical guidelines covering emergency obstetric and newborn care, obstetric fistula, sexual and reproductive health, postpartum family planning and self-care, permanent family planning methods, and task shifting and task sharing. Through TEAM OB/NEO, we are integrating clinical innovations, competency-based training and frontline service delivery to improve the management of obstetric and newborn emergencies.
I appreciate the leadership and support of the Gates Foundation (@gatesfoundation), World Economic Forum (@wef), MTN Foundation (@MTNFoundationNG) and MSD for Mothers (@MSDforMothers), alongside our partners: European Union (@EUinNigeria), IQVIA (@IQVIA_global), Bayer Consumer Health, DP World (@DP_World), dsm-firmenich (@dsmfirmenich), Ferring Pharmaceuticals (@ferring), Nestlé (@Nestle), Roche (@Roche), MTN Nigeria (@MTNNG), PSHAN (@pshan_alliance), Bank of Industry (@BOINigeria), Envision Pharma Group (@EnvisionPharma), UNICEF Nigeria (@UNICEF_Nigeria), CHAI (@CHAI_health), TAConnect (@TAConnect_NG), UNFPA Nigeria (@UNFPANigeria), CMS (@coronams), SCIDaR (@SCIDaR_), NEST360 (@NEST360org), ACEPHAP (@acephap_buk), PharmAccess (@PharmAccessNIG), Development Delivery Partners, BudgIT (@BudgITng), Nigeria Health Watch (@nighealthwatch), KPMG Nigeria (@KPMG_NG) and ACE Strategy and Consults (@AceStrategyLtd).
I call on state governments, implementing institutions and our private-sector partners to move decisively from commitments to delivery: deploy the resources, strengthen frontline capabilities, close identified service gaps and demonstrate measurable improvements in maternal and newborn survival.
Our collective responsibility is to ensure that a woman facing an obstetric emergency receives timely, competent care; that a newborn in distress has access to life-saving treatment; and that more Nigerian families experience childbirth as a moment of joy rather than loss. This is the outcome against which our investments, partnerships and reforms must be measured.
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Join ACE Group at the 2026 Nigeria Health Sector Joint Annual Review (JAR) for the MAMII Compact Session themed "From Commitment to Impact: Mobilising Private Sector Partnerships for Maternal and Neonatal Health in Nigeria."
ACE Group is supporting the World Economic Forum, Gates Foundation and MAMII Coordinator, Dr Dayo Adeyanju, to showcase and unveil the MAMII Compact, alongside the launch of TEAM-OB.
The session brings together stakeholders to advance discussions on mobilising private sector partnerships, aligning resources and strengthening collective action to improve maternal and newborn health outcomes in Nigeria.
#JAR2026 #MAMII #MaternalHealth #NewbornHealth #PrivateSectorPartnerships #ACEGroup
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Health-seeking behaviour is shaped by the quality of care women experience.
In this edition of the ACE Podcast Series, we speak with @VIhekweazu , Managing Director of @nighealthwatch Watch, about how advocacy can address barriers to healthcare access, strengthen accountability and influence women's decisions to seek care.
Watch the full conversation: youtube.com/watch?v=rw57bbmy…
#ACEGroup #ACEPodcastSeries
Effective outbreak response is not just about detecting public health threats. It is about ensuring that information moves quickly, responsibilities are clear, and the right actors can coordinate timely action, from communities and primary healthcare facilities to local, state, and national response structures.
As part of the Strengthening Coordination of Outbreak Response (SCORE) Project, ACE Strategy and Consults, working with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (@NphcdaNG ) and Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (@NCDC), facilitated state-level diagnostic dissemination and ideation workshops in Ogun and Kaduna States.
Building on comprehensive assessments of existing outbreak response coordination mechanisms, the SCORE workshops brought together national, state, and local government stakeholders to examine identified gaps, reflect on operational realities, and jointly prioritise practical, context-specific solutions.
The key outcome was a shift from identifying challenges to defining what needs to change. Through collaborative discussions, stakeholders identified priority interventions to strengthen coordination, clarify institutional roles, improve information flow, and enhance the integration of primary healthcare systems into outbreak preparedness and response.
These priorities will inform the next phase of SCORE, which focuses on translating evidence and stakeholder recommendations into practical improvements in outbreak response coordination.
At its core, SCORE recognises that stronger outbreak response requires more than technical capacity. It requires connected systems, clearly defined responsibilities, and effective collaboration across every level of the health system.
Through this initiative, ACE Strategy and Consults continues to support government-led efforts to build more coordinated, responsive, and resilient health systems, contributing to Nigeria's broader health security priorities.
#OutbreakResponse #HealthSecurity #PublicHealth #HealthSystemsStrengthening #EmergencyPreparedness
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Strengthening Family Planning Systems Through Evidence and Coordination in Kaduna and Kano States
Improving family planning outcomes requires more than generating demand for services. It requires health systems that can translate demand into uptake, maintain reliable contraceptive supplies, support competent providers and use accurate data to guide decisions.
These priorities were central to the Family Planning Partners Quarterly Review Meetings convened by the Kaduna and Kano State Ministries of Health and Gates Foundation, with technical and coordination support from Scaling Scope Consulting and ACE Group, alongside other stakeholders.
Across both states, the reviews examined progress against family planning targets and identified implementation gaps affecting contraceptive uptake, commodity availability, provider capacity, facility readiness, data quality and accountability among government structures and implementing partners.
Discussions also drew attention to the gap between postpartum family planning counselling and contraceptive uptake, reinforcing the need to address barriers across the service delivery pathway. These include ensuring the availability of preferred contraceptive methods, strengthening referral follow-up, improving commodity tracking, building provider capacity and reconciling routine service delivery data to support more reliable decision-making.
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ACE Group contributed to the review of programme performance, the identification of implementation bottlenecks and discussions on practical actions to address gaps across demand generation, commodity management, service delivery and programme coordination. The reviews also emphasised the importance of assigning clear responsibilities, setting timelines and tracking progress to strengthen accountability at subsequent meetings.
At ACE Group, we work alongside government and development partners to strengthen the systems that underpin effective public health delivery. Through evidence-informed programme reviews, technical coordination and implementation planning, we contribute to Kaduna and Kano States’ efforts to improve access to quality family planning services, supporting global priorities for universal access to sexual and reproductive health services, including those outlined in Sustainable Development Goal 3.7 and the global Family Planning 2030 (FP2030) partnership.
#ACEGroup #FamilyPlanning #FamilyPlanning2030 #FP2030 #PublicHealth #HealthSystemsStrengthening
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Traditional institutions play an important role in public health programme planning, community engagement and implementation.
Their involvement in community mobilisation, local coordination and engagement with households contributes to effective programme delivery, including immunisation campaigns, particularly in underserved and hard-to-reach communities.
Discussions with traditional leaders highlighted operational challenges affecting campaign delivery, including gaps in settlement data and microplanning, population movement, security-related access constraints and vaccine non-compliance. They also emphasised the importance of involving traditional leaders in settlement validation, campaign planning, community mobilisation and implementation coordination.
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ACE Group remains committed to supporting immunisation efforts in Kebbi State through its programme implementation, community engagement and collaboration with government and development partners. This work contributes to broader efforts to strengthen immunisation delivery, improve access to vaccination services and advance polio eradication in Nigeria. As the state prepares for the November Sub-National Immunisation Days (SNIDs), we will continue to support strategies that address implementation gaps and ensure that no eligible child is left behind.
#ACEGroup #Immunisation #PolioEradication #PublicHealth #CommunityEngagement #HealthSystemsStrengthening #KebbiState
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A health intervention can be well designed and still fall short if it does not account for the social norms shaping people’s behaviour.
Social norms, power dynamics and community structures influence how people engage with health services, respond to interventions and participate in development. Understanding these factors is essential to designing programmes that are relevant, accepted and sustainable.
ACE Group joined researchers, policymakers, development partners and practitioners at the 2026 Social Norms Conference, convened by the Anglophone West Africa Social Norms & Agency Learning Collaborative and hosted by SCIDaR - Solina Centre for International Development and Research.
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The conference was themed “Norms in Shifting Landscapes: Powering Progress for People and Place.” It provided an opportunity to exchange evidence, share research and engage with emerging approaches to understanding and influencing social norms across development contexts.
Key areas of discussion included:
* Evidence and research: Using research to understand social norms and inform effective behaviour change interventions.
* Community engagement: Strengthening locally led approaches that enable communities to shape and sustain change.
* Gender and social dynamics: Addressing the power relations and social expectations that influence behaviour and access to opportunities.
* Systems and partnerships: Strengthening collaboration between government, development partners and communities to advance social change.
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At ACE Group, we integrate social and behavioural insights into programme design and implementation. Through research, behavioural analysis, stakeholder coordination and community engagement, we support effective micro-planning and the co-creation of interventions that reflect context-specific realities, build trust with communities and strengthen local ownership.
This approach helps ensure that interventions are not only technically sound but also responsive to the people and communities they are designed to serve.
#SocialNormsConference2026 #SocialNorms #SocialAndBehaviourChange #CommunityEngagement #BehaviourChange #HealthSystemsStrengthening #CommunityOwnership #PublicHealth #SustainableDevelopment
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The future of health is now, and it depends on the decisions we make today.
At #FHC2026, ACE Group joined key stakeholders to explore how data-driven decision-making, preventive healthcare, cross-sector collaboration and stronger health systems can translate innovation into better health outcomes.
These priorities reflect the work required to build responsive health systems: using evidence to guide decisions, aligning stakeholders around shared goals and creating the structures to scale effective solutions.
At ACE, we work with government and development partners to advance these priorities through evidence-informed approaches, strategic coordination and health systems strengthening.
#TheFutureOfHealthIsNow
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Nigeria’s journey towards a polio-free future is a reminder of what collective action can achieve and why the work must continue.
Although the African Region was certified free of wild poliovirus in 2020, other forms of poliovirus continue to pose a threat, particularly to children who are not fully vaccinated.
This World Polio Day, we use edutainment to bring polio awareness closer to communities, using familiar and engaging approaches to share health messages and remind families that every child needs protection through vaccination.
The journey to ending polio requires all of us. Let’s keep the conversation going, support vaccination, and ensure no child is left behind.
Together, we can end polio.
#WorldPolioDay #EndPolioNow
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How do we generate demand for polio vaccines and encourage more families to get their children vaccinated?
In Nigeria, reaching communities with the right health information is an important part of the effort to end polio. Edutainment helps make this possible by using familiar cultural expressions, from local music and drama to traditional performances and community games, to bring people together around conversations about vaccination.
Through these community-based activities, we help create space for questions, address concerns and make polio vaccination messages more accessible to families.
Since 2024, ACE’s efforts across eleven campaign rounds have reached more than one million children.
This World Polio Day, we recognise the role of demand generation in the fight against polio. Because ending polio takes all of us, working together to ensure every child is reached and protected.
Together, we can end polio.
#WorldPolioDay #EndPolio
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How well do you know the people behind the work at ACE?
We asked our team members to describe what they do without revealing their job titles. Now, we’re putting your knowledge to the test.
Can you match each description to the right role?
Share your guesses in the comments. Let’s see how many you get right!
#HumansOfACE #LifeAtACE #TeamACE #ACEGroup #BehindTheScenes