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Nigeria: Unicef, Imo Govt Reassure Residents On Maternal, Child Health [Leadership] The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reassured its preparedness and commitment to collaborate with the Imo State government to ensure that the aims and objectives of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health week (MNCH) programme is achieved.

UNICEF, Imo Govt Reassure Residents On Maternal, Child Health The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reassured its preparedness and commitment to collaborate with the Imo State government to ensure that the aims and objectives of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health week (MNCH) programme is achieved. The chief of field office, UNICEF Enugu, Mrs Juliet Chiluwe gave the reassurance at the flag off ceremony of the 2026 First Round Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW), organised by the Imo State Primary Health Care Development Agency in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health and partners, The Gates Foundation and Vitamin Angels, in Owerri, Imo State. She noted that the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week approved by the council on health on her 54th meeting has offered opportunity to reach children with vitamin A and Bendazole. Chiluwe said all other services including routine immunisation, health promotion, birth registration and other interventions are simultaneously carried out within the week. “We therefore encourage the State to make use of this opportunity to reach children of 9 years of age with HIV vaccines as well as ensure that the gain…

Nigeria: Unicef, Imo Govt Reassure Residents On Maternal, Child Health The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has reassured its preparedness and commitment to collaborate with the Imo State government to ensure that the aims and objectives of the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health week (MNCH) programme is achieved. The chief of field office, UNICEF Enugu, Mrs Juliet Chiluwe gave the reassurance at the flag off ceremony of the 2026 First Round Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (MNCHW), organised by the Imo State Primary Health Care Development Agency in collaboration with the State Ministry of Health and partners, The Gates Foundation and Vitamin Angels, in Owerri, Imo State. She noted that the Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week approved by the council on health on her 54th meeting has offered opportunity to reach children with vitamin A and Bendazole. Chiluwe said all other services including routine immunisation, health promotion, birth registration and other interventions are simultaneously carried out within the week. Keep up with the latest headlines onWhatsApp|LinkedIn "We therefore encourage the State to make use of this opportunity to reach children of …

UNICEF, Imo government deepen partnership to improve maternal and child ... The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Imo State Government and supported by the Gates Foundation, has intensified efforts to strengthen maternal and child nutrition across the state. The initiative was highlighted during a strategic meeting held in Owerri involving the Imo State Ministry of Health, the Imo Primary Healthcare Development Agency, and UNICEF officials. The session focused on reviewing and validating the state’s Nutrition Social Behaviour Change (SBC) Strategy and integrating Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) for pregnant women. Speaking at the meeting, the Chief of UNICEF’s Enugu Field Office, Mrs Juliet Chiluwe, praised the Imo Government for prioritising human capital development, healthcare, and sustainable growth. She reaffirmed UNICEF’s commitment, alongside the Gates Foundation, to advancing nutrition programmes aimed at improving the wellbeing of women and children. Chiluwe described Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation as a vital and cost-effective intervention capable of reducing anaemia, low birth weight, stillbirths, and other maternal an…

Imo Govt Partners With UNICEF to Improve Healthcare, Education, Food ... Through better healthcare facilities, high-quality education, and food security, the Imo State Government has reaffirmed its commitment to improving the quality of life for Imo residents in partnership with the United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) and other development organisations. Governor Hope Uzodimma said this at the New Exco Chambers, Government House, Owerri, during a courtesy visit by a team of global organisations working on nutrition and food security in Nigeria, including the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), UNICEF, FHI-360, and Results for Development. The Governor expressed joy that Imo was among the focal States for the intervention programmes and projects. He noted that the programmes align with his administration’s core values of “providing sustainable development, promoting quality living, and emancipating our people.” He disclosed that his administration established a University of Agriculture as part of its business template to address food security, with the idea “to promote practical agriculture, boost food production for food sufficiency and export …