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Kano State Develops Strategic Communication Blueprint to Boost Maternal and Child Health

Umar Idris Shuaibu / June 23, 2025

The Kano State Ministry of Health, in partnership with MSI Nigeria Reproductive Choices and other implementing partners, has successfully developed a Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) strategy aimed at improving the uptake of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child, Adolescent Health and Nutrition (RMNCAH+N) services across the state. The three-day strategy development workshop was held from June 20 to 22, 2025, at Quarter House Hotels, Malali GRA, Kaduna. It brought together stakeholders from government agencies, civil society groups, traditional institutions, youth organizations, development partners, and the media. Speaking at the event, the Honourable Commissioner for Health, Dr. Abubakar Labaran Yusuf represented by the Director General of the Drugs, Medical and Consumables Supply Agency (DMCSA), Pharmacist Gali Sule, affirmed the state government’s commitment to transforming health-seeking behavior through effective and culturally sensitive communication. Read Also: Ganduje Foundation Pledges Continued Support for Humanitarian and Religious Outreach He emphasized the importance of using communication as a tool to dismantle harmful cultural practices that hinder access to essential healthcare services, particularly for women, children, and adolescents. Participants at the workshop were divided into thematic working groups to analyze social norms, behavioral barriers, and enabling factors influencing demand for health services. The discussions were guided by technical experts and consultants who shared evidence-based global best practices and behavioral change theories. The outcome of the workshop is a comprehensive and inclusive SBCC strategy tailored to Kano’s unique context. It outlines approaches for deploying mass media campaigns, community dialogues, interpersonal communication, and digital outreach to stimulate demand for RMNCAH+N services. Development partners including UKaid, the Lafiya Programme, Society for Family Health (SFH), the A360 Project, and Matasa Matan Arewa reaffirmed their support for Kano State’s health agenda and commended the collaborative spirit of the initiative. At the close of the workshop, stakeholders expressed optimism that the new strategy will foster deeper community engagement, empower women and young people, and significantly reduce maternal and child mortality in the state. Signed: Nabilusi Abubakar K/Na’isa Public Relations Officer Ministry of Health, Kano State 23rd June, 2025

Mangal spends N80m to sponsor urology surgery for 3,000 vulnerable

A philanthropist in Katsina, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, has spent more than N80 million to sponsor urology surgery and treatment for vulnerable patients in the state. A board of trustees member of Mangal Foundation, Mr Husaini Kabir, said this in Katsina on Saturday, at the launch of this quarter’s exercise. Kabir said that since the commencement of exercise, no fewer than 3,000 vulnerable patients have benefited in about 10 exercises conducted previously. He explained that during this second quarter of the year, more than N20 million has been earmarked to sponsor the urology surgery for more than 100 patients. Read Also: Tinubu, Governors Join Ganduje to Receive Governor Eno into APC The board of trustees’ member added that those patients who do not require surgery, would be checked and provided with free drugs. Kabir noted that the gesture, which is part of their social corporate responsibility, aimed towards giving back to the society, especially the less privileged. According to him, people from different villages within the state, neighboring states and also from Niger Republic, are also benefiting from the gesture. Kabir said that their main objective was to alleviate the burden of healthcare costs on the most vulnerable people, as many of them struggle to meet basic needs. He stated that the screening for the outreach is ongoing at the Amadi Rimi Autopaedic hospital, in Batagarawa Local Government Area of the state. “The foundation has engaged the best medical team and procured high quality drugs and medical equipment for the surgery,” he said. Kabir added that the foundation is exclusively for empowerment, development, educational, charitable purposes and supporting the poor and vulnerable in the area of healthcare and economic skill. He further revealed that the foundation, initiated in 2016, had also sponsored eye, hernia, and hydrocele surgical operations for thousands of vulnerable patients. One of the beneficiaries, a staff of the state polytechnic, Malam Adamu Aliyu, commended the sponsor, saying that he has been looking for such an opportunity. According to him, his little salary can not afford him to go for the surgery, because the expenses are too much, praying to Almighty Allah to reward the sponsor. Other beneficiaries also commended the gesture, and called on the government, private organisations, and other wealthy individuals to also emulate.

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