Reviewing Progress: Group Antenatal Care (G-ANC) Project.

31 Jan Reviewing Progress: Group Antenatal Care (G-ANC) Project.

CIHP, DAI (and more recently, TA Connect) as well as the Kaduna State government conducted a review of the implementation of the G-ANC adoption in Kaduna with the objective of assessing successes and lessons learned from phase one of the projects. The 3-day Strategic ReviewMeeting (SRM) equally focused on areas that require strengthening, as the project enters the expansion phase which runs until November 2021.

Commenting on the potential impact of the project onRMNCH outcomes, the Chief Executive Officer of CIHP, Dr.Bola Oyeledun reiterated that developing the G-ANC module of care was a child born out of necessity, following the maternal health challenges in the country, which is mostly a reflection of the quality-of-service women gets during pregnancy. By enrolment so far, 56,378 pregnant women have been reached as illustrated above.

Key stakeholders, partners from the Kaduna State government, and TA Connect also made invaluable contributions on how the implementation of the G-ANC approach to prenatal care can be further strengthened in Kaduna since the state has adopted the model as a standard of care.