LWI LiveWell Initiative LIVEWELL INITIATIVE LWI Community Health Improvement Plan To improve ‘Birthing’ Attendance at Amuwo Odofin Local Government Health Centre and thus reduce maternal mortality significantly 1 LWI LiveWell Initiative . 2 www.livewellng.org LWI LiveWell Initiative …promoting wellness …preventing ill health 3 www.livewellng.org LWI LiveWell Initiative LWI: Who We Are LiveWell Initiative • 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 nongovernmental organization which has outreached over 1.5 million Nigerians and over 3000 Ghanaians with free health empowerment and 4 www.livewellng.org free health services LWI LiveWell Initiative LWI : What We Do LiveWell Initiative • 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. • 5 Community level, State level, National level .....Globalisation in 2017 www.livewellng.org LWI LiveWell Initiative Gap Analysis MNCH Client Needs Being Met Unmet Client Needs & Opportunities • Immunization (NIDs) • ‘Birthing’ Empathy • Antenatal and Postnatal care • Client Engagement at the grassroot level • Healthcare Access • Nutrition Counselling • Mobile Healthcare mhealth • Non-Availability of Medicines & Consumables • Poor Hygiene and lack of access to potable Water 6 www.livewellng.org LWI LiveWell Initiative 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 7 LAGOS STATE www.livewellng.org http://nationalmirroronline.net/new/lagos-moves-to-check-maternal-child-mortality-rate/ LWI The women of Amuwo-Odofin LiveWell Initiative 8 www.livewellng.org LWI CHIP Project Selection LiveWell Initiative • 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 9 – Help reduce maternal mortality – Both in line with our Mission Statement www.livewellng.org LWI LiveWell Initiative The CHIP • Goal: To improve ‘Birthing’ attendance at Amuwo Odofin 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 10 baseline of 10%. www.livewellng.org LWI Stakeholder Analysis LiveWell Initiative • 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 11 Intergovernmental Organisations and Project Funders; also, the Politicians and possibly Government www.livewellng.org LWI LiveWell Initiative 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 12 www.livewellng.org LWI LiveWell Initiative Action Plan • Action Steps – Proposal writing, Stakeholder Sensitization, Advocacy, Human Logistics Planning (Oct 2013) – Train 10 New LWI Officers (Oct 2013 – Nov 2013) – Train Healthcare 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) 13 – Evaluation /Monitoring) Oct 2013 -Jun 2014 www.livewellng.org LWI Monitoring & Evaluation Plan LiveWell Initiative • 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% 14 www.livewellng.org LWI Monitoring & Evaluation Plan LiveWell Initiative • 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 15 www.livewellng.org LWI LiveWell Initiative 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 16 www.livewellng.org LWI LiveWell Initiative Thank You 17 www.livewellng.org