Table 1 Types of actors involved in developing the Integrated Maternal Newborn and Child Health (IMNCH) strategy and their roles
Actor categories | Types of actors involved | Roles in strategy development |
|---|---|---|
Public policymakers and government officials | 1) High level government officials in the Federal Ministry of Health such as: | • Mandate to make policies (directional power) |
- Permanent secretary | • Endorsement and approval of policies | |
- Deputy Director of Reproductive Health | ||
- Director of Planning, Research and Statistics | ||
2) Political office holders such as: | ||
- Minister for Health | ||
3) Approval bodies such as: | ||
- National Council on Health (NCoH) | ||
-Federal executive council (FEC) | ||
- Legislators | ||
Development partners and donor agencies | United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) | • Provided technical assistance/input – advise and inform policymakers on options, their alternatives and the resultant effects |
World Health Organization (WHO) | ||
United Nation Fund for Population (UNFPA) | • Funded major aspects of the policy development | |
Partnership for Maternal and Child Health (PMNCH) | ||
Professional groups | Society for Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Nigeria (SOGON) | Technical inputs through membership of technical working groups for developing the IMNCH strategya |
Conference of Paediatricians Association of Nigeria (PANCOF) | ||
National Association of Nurses and Midwives (NANM) | ||
Non-government organisations/civil society organisations | Management Sciences for Health (MSH) | Advocacy and lobbying for inclusion of priority maternal and child health needs on the policy agenda and equitable distribution of resources and services |
UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) | ||
UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) |