According to the World Bank (2017), Nigeria has the fourth worst estimated maternal mortality rate (MMR) in the world of 917 deaths per 100,000 live births. Nasarawa State, located in North Central Nigeria, has been...
In July 2013, Transaid, in partnership with Nigerian NGO, Society for Family Health (SFH), received funding from Comic Relief to deliver a five-year programme aimed at improving access to maternal health services for rural...
Hajara is a 30 year old mathematics teacher from Kokona Local Government Area (LGA) in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. After completing her secondary education at the Akwanga College of Education, she settled in Igwo village with...
Bilyaminu Mohammed is a volunteer Emergency Transport Scheme (ETS) driver from Adudu Ward, in Obi Local Government Area (LGA), Nigeria. He is the fifth of twenty siblings in a very large family of farmers. He lives with his...
This technical case study outlines the background, methodology, outcomes and conclusions of the health facility sensitation activities that took place as part of the wider implementation of an Emergency Transport Scheme...
Cette étude de cas technique résume l'origine, la méthodologie et les conclusions de la deuxième phase d'un projet de transport d'urgence de trois ans. Cette phase du projet s'est concentrée sur les étapes de mise en œuvre...
This technical case study outlines the background, methodology and conclusions of the formative research and baseline study stages of an Emergency Transport Scheme implemented in Adamawa State, Northern Nigeria
This technical case study details the background, methodology and conclusions of the final stage of a three year emergency transport scheme project. This stage of the project focuses on the monitoring and evaluation,...
This technical case study details the background, methodology and conclusions of the third stage of a three year emergency transport scheme project. This stage of the project focused on the monitoring and evaluation of a...
This technical case study details the background, methodology and conclusions of the second stage of a three year emergency transport scheme project. This stage of the project focused on the steps involved to actually...
This technical case study details the background, methodology and conclusions of the first stage of a three year emergency transport scheme project. This stage of the project focused on conducting formative research and...
In rural Nigeria, many communities live far from a health facility, with only limited transport available to take people to vital services. This often means that pregnant women cannot afford to access medical treatment in...