What Next?

[Aanu]

Hi Colleagues,

I congrats everyone that participated in the e - consultation, I
believe that this group will make significant contribution in ensuring
that our mothers stop dying in the process of giving life to
another .

After the meeting, formation of the various strategic group and
circulation of the report, the next set of actions should commence in
order to harness potentials and resources towards safe motherhood in
this country.

I will suggest that a comprehensive action plan or TOR is developed.

Thanks.

Aanu' Rotimi

[Vanessa Nwanguma]

Dear Aanu,

I think that will be a brilliant idea. I am with you!

Let's set the ball rolling...............

Wishing all the youth advocates the very best in their deliberations.

 

Kind regards,

Vanessa.

[Oludotun Babayemi]

Hello,

Much thanks to Aanu and Vanessa, I taught much about an action plan for this group and came up

with a "proposed plan". you can access it at https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AvQd6xTk70LCdGFQTVVTUEMtMVBtQThzTHdJMExoYmc&hl=en&authkey=CPb7n9wJ

Its pretty open to suggestions, comments and even disapproval.

Warm Regards to all!

Oludotun Babayemi

[Akudo Nwagbara]

Glad we have all committed our hearts, hands and heads to safe
motherhood and health babies in Nigeria.

[Akudo Nwagbara]

Thanks a lot Olu. I will see how I can get the health workers working
group to key into the action plan.

On May 13, 3:32 pm, Oludotun Babayemi <clonesho...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
> Much thanks to Aanu and Vanessa, I taught much about an action plan for this
> group and came up

> with a "proposed plan". you can access it athttps://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0AvQd6xTk70LCdGFQTVVTUEMtMVBt...

>
> Its pretty open to suggestions, comments and even disapproval.
>
> Warm Regards to all!
>
> Oludotun Babayemi
>
> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 10:01 AM, Vanessa Nwanguma <
>

> vnwanguma1...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > Dear Aanu,
> > I think that will be a brilliant idea. I am with you!
> > Let's set the ball rolling...............
> > Wishing all the youth advocates the very best in their deliberations.
>
> > Kind regards,
> > Vanessa.
>

> >  *From:* Aanu <aanurot...@gmail.com>
> > *To:* Youth Advocates for MNCH Nigeria <yout...@googlegroups.com>
> > *Sent:* Thursday, 12 May 2011, 12:58
> > *Subject:* What Next?

[Kristin Savard]

Hi Everyone-

Really glad to see that there is a lot of interest in carrying this work forward. I think it is wonderful to see such incredible enthusiasm from youth in Nigeria. I also think it is really important to make sure that the work that is happening in these working groups is tied into the overall efforts happening in MNCH in Nigeria and that youth led efforts are not happening separately. I will be meeting with Esther and WRA Nigeria in a few weeks to talk about ways to make sure that this is all integrated and well supported.

In the meantime... I want to mention to the health worker group that there is a lot of attention happening at the global level right now to coordinate efforts and messaging on health workers. I've copied below the most recent text that I have available. In many countries, organizations will gather at a national (and perhaps state levels) to coordinate messages and asks. I believe a next good step would be to see what organizations in Nigeria are working on a health worker ask and to determine what role the youth working group can play in that. The youth working group can then also determine if you are all interested in focusing on local, national, or global level advocacy or some combination therein.

I hope this information is useful and I will keep you informed of health worker related developments at the global level as they progress.

Best,

Kristin
Kristin Savard |Program Development & Strategy Coordinator
White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood Global Secretariat®
1 Thomas Circle NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20005 USA
Phone: 202.777.9727 | Skype: ksavard.wra
ksa...@whiteribbonalliance.org | www.whiteribbonalliance.org

"Health workers are vital for progress on global health and development, and for ensuring the Millennium Development Goals are met. We share a vision where there is a health worker within reach of everyone, in every community. Yet, as the UN Secretary-General has noted, the world is suffering from a massive gap of more than 3.5 million health workers. This includes a pressing need for 1 million community health workers and 350,000 midwives. Millions more existing health workers lack the support, equipment and training they need. Bold leadership is needed. When governments and major institutions come to meet around the UN General Assembly Meetings in September 2011, we urge them to use the opportunity for a major moment on health workers, by each making new, substantial and specific commitments to expand the number of health workers and better support those workers who are already in place. To motivate this kind of bold leadership will require a powerful coalition with strong public support. For this reason, a diverse range of organisations have come together with this urgent call for more health workers, better supported. Together we are determined to help inspire a breakthrough on health workers that will save millions of lives."

[Bridget Nwagbara]

Greetings from the Health Worker Working Group,

Thanks Kristin for this encouraging note. The working group will like
to participate in advocacy at both Local, National, and Global level.
But we will focus more on local level to enable us translate our
advocacy into practice at the grassroots because this is where the
challenge in achieving MDG 5 really lies.

Kindly send us updates on current issues on Health workers advocacy.

Warmest regards,

Dr Bridget Akudo Nwagbara

[esthera...@gmail.com]

Dear Akudo

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