LIVEWELL INITIATIVE LWI Community Health Improvement Plan

1. LIVEWELL INITIATIVE LWI Community Health Improvement Plan To improve ‘Birthing’ Attendance at Amuwo Odofin Local Government Health Centre and thus reduce maternal mortality significantly

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3. …promoting wellness …preventing ill health www.livewellng.org

4. LiveWell Initiative LWI: Who We Are • Location: Lagos, Nigeria • Mission Statement: To improve the health status of the people through wellness promotion and health-empowerment and thereby positively influence their health-seeking behaviour. • LWI is a health promotion and empowerment non-governmental organization which has outreached over 1.5 million Nigerians and over 3000 Ghanaians with free health empowerment and free health services www.livewellng.org

5. LiveWell Initiative LWI :What We Do • Community / Population Served Nigerians, West Africans and The World • Services Provided: Our areas of specialties amongst many include: - Training - MNCH - NCDs - Gender Health - Improved healthcare access to informal - Hepatitis in Africa.  • Community level, State level, National level .....Globalisation in 2017 www.livewellng.org

6. Unmet Client Needs & Opportunities Gap Analysis MNCH Client Needs Being Met Immunization (NIDs) Antenatal and Postnatal care Nutrition Counselling Mobile Healthcare mhealth ‘Birthing’ Empathy Client Engagement at the grassroot level Healthcare Access Non-Availability of Medicines & Consumables Poor Hygiene and lack of access to potable Water www.livewellng.org

7. Amuwo Odofin, with a population of 1.5m, is one of the 57 Local Government Councils that make up Lagos State , which was created out of the old Amuwo Odofin Local Government on 27 th October, 2003. Amuwo-Odofin Local Govt Area LAGOS STATE www.livewellng.org http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/lagos-moves-to-check-maternal-child-mortality-rate/

8. The women of Amuwo-Odofin www.livewellng.org

9. CHIP Project Selection • Summary of Project: To improve attendance at the Birthing Centre at Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area and thus reduce maternal mortality significantly • Critical Issues the Project Addresses: • ‘Birthing’ attendance at the Health Centre • High maternal mortality rates • How does your organization fit in? • Educate and sensitize the women • Motivate and incentivise the Community • Why is this project an opportunity for you? • Will allow LWI to pave the way to greater healthcare access for the women • Help reduce maternal mortality • Both in line with our Mission Statement www.livewellng.org

10. The CHIP • Goal: To improve ‘Birthing’ attendance at AmuwoOdofin Health Centre and thus reduce maternal mortality significantly at the Local Government Area.  • Process Objective: • The process objective is to improve perception of Health Centre workers by the Community to 70% by June 2013 • To enlist Community buy-in measured by endorsement • To train at least 20 Community Members as 'birthing centre advocates' by Dec 2013 • Outcome Objective: The outcome objective is to improve the number of births at the health centre to 40% by June 2014 from the current baseline of 10%. www.livewellng.org

11. Stakeholder Analysis • Key Individuals from whom we will seek approval, support, etc. for the project. • Board of Directors? No; as CEO I represent the board • Donors / Partners? Yes (if available) • Who is most powerful? The Women, The Community, and The Government Officials • Who is most interested in the project? The Intergovernmental Organisations and Project Funders; also, the Politicians and possibly Government www.livewellng.org

12. Project Risks • List Risks, Issues or Challenges you may face when implementing the CHIP. Funding, Safety Challenges, Acceptability • How will you mitigate these risks? – Open Communication Channels - Stakeholder Engagement • Advocacy • Community Healthcare Motivational Incentives www.livewellng.org

13. Action Plan • Action Steps • Proposal writing, Stakeholder Sensitization, Advocacy, Human Logistics Planning (Oct 2013) • Train 10 New LWI Officers (Oct 2013 – Nov 2013) • TrainHealthcare workers (Nov 2013) • Community Health Outreach (Nov 2013) • Advocacy, Enlightenment of Community KOL’s (Dec 2013) • Raise N5m in New Funding (Oct – Dec, 2013) • Training of community based ‘birthing centre advocates’ (Jan 2013) • Evaluation /Monitoring) Oct 2013 -Jun 2014 www.livewellng.org

14. Monitoring & Evaluation Plan • What quantitative measures/metrics do you have in place? • Process & Outcome Objective Metrics: Enlist Community ‘buy-in’ and, Increase the number of births at Amuwo Odofin Health Centre to 40% by June 2014 in comparison to the baseline of 10% • Baseline Value / Plan to Acquire Baseline: Currently estimated at 10% www.livewellng.org

15. Monitoring & Evaluation Plan • Data Tracking Plan Summary • Data to Collect : Number of Births at the Amuwo Odofin Health Centre • How to Collect Data: Through LWI Designated Officers • How Frequently to Collect, Measure, Report: Baseline at Start, Weekly, Monthly and Quarterly www.livewellng.org

16. Conclusion Names of Project Team Members: Bisi Bright Contact Information: CEO, LiveWell Initiative LWI Plot 5, Yesuf Abiodun Str, Oniru Rd, Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria +2348033265802 bisibright@livewellng.org www.livewellng.org

17. Thank You www.livewellng.org