SWAp Coordination Office

06/10/2026

34 Days to

JAR is coming!

The momentum is building as we prepare to come together for Nigeria’s Health Sector Joint Annual Review, driven by evidence, accountability, and collaborative action.

Theme: Together to Higher Grounds
Dates: November 9–12, 2026
Venue: Transcorp Hilton, Abuja

It’s 34 days to go. Are you ready?
👉 Register here: jar.swap.gov.ng

05/10/2026

35 Days to
The countdown is on. We are officially 5 weeks away from bringing together stakeholders across the health sector for the 2026 Joint Annual Review.

Theme: Together to Higher Grounds
Dates: November 9–12, 2026
Venue: Transcorp Hilton, Abuja

Be part of the conversation as we assess progress, examine the data, tackle challenges, and align on priority actions to advance Nigeria's health reform agenda.

Registration is ongoing. To participate, visit: jar.swap.gov.ng

01/10/2026

Sixty-six years. One shared commitment.
Hold us accountable for better health. 🇳🇬

As Nigeria marks 66 years of independence, we reaffirm a shared ambition: better health for every Nigerian.

Where people, government, and partners come together, we generate the light that guides our shared action. Each brings something essential: lived experience, public responsibility, knowledge, and resources. Our collective strength grows when these contributions work towards a common purpose.

Our compact commits us to clear responsibilities and shared accountability. We must make that commitment count in the everyday experiences of Nigerians: a mother receiving timely care, a child protected from preventable illness, a family seeking treatment without fear of financial hardship.

Through the Nigeria Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative and the Sector-Wide Approach, our task is to turn shared purpose into coordinated action, and action into better health.

On this Independence Day, we celebrate our nation and renew our responsibility to its people.

Read our compact. Ask questions. Hold us accountable.

https://swap.gov.ng/the-uhc-compact

Happy 66th Independence Day, Nigeria.

01/10/2026

Nigeria's ongoing health sector reform is improving coordination across the entire delivery ecosystem. This responds to the need to reduce fragmentation and improve resource efficiency.

Over the last three years, Nigeria's - Collaborative Action Strategy (N-CAS) approach to campaigns has been the fastest demonstration of this coordinated delivery environment. It has proven, in record time, that public health campaigns can be streamlined and that tangible cost savings can be achieved.

It has been a wonderful learning experience, and Nigeria is proud to continue scaling it within our geography and sharing it with similar contexts around the world.

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24/09/2026

is coming. Save the Date!

The 2026 Joint Annual Review will convene government, development partners, private sector, civil society, academia, and community representatives to review progress, examine the evidence, identify gaps, and agree on priority actions for the next phase of equitable and resilient healthcare delivery in Nigeria.

Theme: Together to Higher Grounds
Date: November 9–12, 2026
Venue: Transcorp Hilton, Abuja

🔗Register: jar.swap.gov.ng

24/09/2026

Save the Date for ! 🇳🇬

The Joint Annual Review is back for 2026, Nigeria’s platform for assessing health sector performance, strengthening accountability, and aligning priorities across all levels of the health system.

📅 November 9–12, 2026

Mark your calendar and visit jar.swap.gov.ng for more information and updates.

15/09/2026

At the State House Banquet Hall in Abuja, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu CON, First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, flagged off a new package of national incentives under the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality Reduction Innovation Initiative (MAMII), to increase the utilization of essential maternal and newborn health services.

Designed to alleviate the social, economic, and logistical barriers that prevent women from accessing care, the newly launched incentives are to encourage timely antenatal care, skilled birth attendance and postnatal follow-up. They include 215,000 Mama Kits and bags, 40,000 maternal food-support packs, and 40,000 sets of essential newborn clothing for vulnerable women and families.

The flag-off also featured an exhibition showcasing the work done to improve maternal and newborn health. Led by Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Ali Pate, and the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako, alongside heads of agencies, the First Lady toured the exhibition and engaged with the teams from the Ministry, NPHCDA, NHIA, NEMSAS and the SWAp Coordination Office, learning about the interventions and progress recorded so far.

Through the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), almost 4,000 health facilities have been revitalized, over 15,000 community-based health workers have been recruited, and nearly 120,000 frontline health workers retrained. Under the National Health Insurance Authority of Nigeria, 60,000 women have received free Caesarean sections and emergency obstetric services through the CEmONC programme, while more than 6,000 women have received free corrective fistula treatment. The Nigeria Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS) has reached more than 85,000 women across MAMII LGA from July 2025 till date. These achievements are driven through coordinated action, led by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare Nigeria, with the SWAp Coordination Office bridging the coordination gap to help crash maternal and neonatal mortality nationwide.

In his address, Prof. Pate highlighted that the need to prevent women from pregnancy-related complications gave rise to MAMII. Noting the significant progress recorded through the initiative, he credited the diligence of President Bola Tinubu and applauded Her Excellency for her unwavering advocacy in championing health sector initiatives, while the First Lady similarly commended the remarkable milestones achieved under the leadership of the Coordinating Minister.

The event convened leadership across national and subnational tiers, ALGON, religious and traditional leaders, cross-sectoral government agencies, and development partners including UNICEF, UNFPA, WHO and Gates Foundation, who reaffirmed their commitment to accelerating progress towards reducing preventable maternal and newborn deaths in Nigeria.

11/09/2026

Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, is officially activated for MAMII!

Yesterday marked the close of the MAMII Implementation Design Workshop in Abuja. After days of examining health system realities, engaging with communities, and bringing federal and FCT teams together to co-create context-specific solutions, the FCT MAMII Implementation Plan was completed.

The document was formally handed over by Dr. Dayo Adeyanju, National Lead for MAMII at the SWAp Coordination Office, to Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, Mandate Secretary of the Health Services and Environment Secretariat (HSES), representing the Honourable Minister of the FCT, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike. Following the handover, the Mandate Secretary inaugurated the FCT MAMII Task Force—establishing a dedicated governance structure to oversee rollout and drive down maternal and neonatal mortality across the FCT.

The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), National Health Insurance Authority of Nigeria (NHIA), and Nigeria Emergency Medical Service and Ambulance System (NEMSAS), pledged full commitment to FCT’s implementation. Representatives from the Nigeria Governors' Forum and key development partners present at the event, including Clinton Health Access Initiative, Society for Family Health, and Jhpiego, reaffirmed their commitment to the initiative.

The closing ceremony was also a community outreach, during which pregnant women, mothers, and their babies were hosted and given a special treat. Mama Kits were distributed alongside vital information on free, high-quality care under MAMII, including zero-cost antenatal care, skilled delivery, emergency obstetric and newborn care, free Caesarean sections when required, treatment of medical complications, and access to emergency services.

With FCT now active, MAMII spans 34 states across Nigeria. The momentum is real: across participating LGAs, maternal deaths have already dropped by 17% over the last two years—a powerful indication of what MAMII can achieve as implementation takes off in the nation’s capital.

11/09/2026

Following field visits across the communities, Days 3 and 4 of the MAMII Implementation Design Workshop in Abuja focused on translating the insights gathered into an FCT implementation plan, guided by the MAMII Strategic Framework.

Working in collaborative groups, stakeholders examined the realities identified during the community deep dive to co-create context-specific, actionable interventions. Discussions focused on resolving core bottlenecks, from strengthening Primary Health Care capacity and referral pathways to ensuring physical and financial access, improving emergency transport, and securing sustainable commodity supplies across the FCT.

08/09/2026

📷 In Mabushi, the MAMII community deep dive is helping us understand not just what happens, but why.

Behind every data point is a human story, and today’s engagement was rooted in listening to those stories with care and depth.

Through verbal and social autopsies, teams are listening to families and community members, bringing the realities behind the numbers into focus. These conversations go beyond statistics to uncover the social, cultural, and health system barriers that contribute to maternal and newborn deaths, from delays in deciding to seek care to challenges in reaching or receiving the care they need.

Understanding these realities is essential to co-creating practical, targeted solutions that prevent future loss and save lives.