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Nigeria continues to face high maternal and child mortality rates, with a maternal mortality ratio of 512 deaths per 100,000 live births, under-5 mortality at 132 per 1,000 live births, and neonatal mortality at 39 per 1,000 live births (NDHS 2018). Despite efforts, the NDHS 2013 and 2018 show minimal progress in reducing these rates. The 2019 Verbal and Social Autopsy Study (VASA) revealed that neonatal deaths account for 30% of under-5 mortality, primarily due to sepsis, intrapartum injuries, and pneumonia most occurring within the first seven days of life. Poor quality of care remains a significant contributor to...

The MCGL/RISE Integrated Health Project Community and Referral Specialist/s will play a crucial role in strengthening community engagement and ensuring effective referral pathways for pregnant women, newborns, and children under five years old within the project areas. This position will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with community leaders, community health workers (CHWs), and health facilities to improve access to quality MNCH +Nutrition services including malaria where applicable. S/he will also focus on enhancing demand creation activities, promoting healthy behaviors, and supporting the identification and referral of vulnerable populations thereby...

Jhpiego is implementing a Global Fund Technical Assistance to conduct a gender analysis to inform GC8 grant writing and funding request and ensure gender responsiveness across all strategies. The gender analysis will focus on the integration of Sexual and Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) with HIV, TB and Malaria (HTM) services. The project aims to identify and examine factors—including gender norms, roles, and relations—that influence access to and utilization of SRMNCAH and HTM services at community and facility levels in Anambra and Jigawa States. The...

Jhpiego is implementing a Global Fund – Technical Assistance to conduct a gender analysis to inform GC8 grant writing and funding request and ensure gender responsiveness across all strategies. The gender analysis will focus on the integration of Sexual and Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health (SRMNCAH) with HIV, TB and Malaria (HTM) services. The project aims to identify and examine factors- including gender norms, roles, and relations that influence access to and utilization of SRMNCAH and HTM services at community and facility levels in Anambra and Jigawa States. The primary data collection phase requires the recruitment of Quantitative Research Assistants to support...

The Harmony Care Project aims to strengthens antenatal (ANC) and postnatal care (PNC) services through group-based care models in 15 healthcare facilities in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. The project is a three-year initiative aimed at improving continuity of care, increasing uptake of recommended interventions, and enhancing client satisfaction. The project supports the vision of healthier mothers and thriving children through quality, sustainable maternal healthcare delivery.   This position will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with community leaders,...

Jhpiego is seeking to hire a Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Laboratory Systems, Diagnostics & Infection Prevention and Control (IPC), Health product supply chain, waste management will provide specialized technical expertise to the Impact Evaluation, focusing on C19RM investments that strengthened laboratory networks, diagnostic capacity, biosafety, biosecurity, genomic sequencing, health product supply chain, waste management and IPC systems at national and sub-national levels. The role ensures that evaluation planning, data collections, findings and...

Jhpiego is seeking to hire a Research Data Manager 1, who will work on the design, management, and execution of all quantitative, monitoring and evaluation (MEL), and methodological components of the Impact Evaluation. The role serves as the technical backbone of the evaluation, responsible for ensuring that quantitative findings are valid, reproducible, and methodologically defensible. Working closely with the Jhpiego team, this role will translate evaluation questions into robust analytical approaches, manage quantitative datasets, analyze data, generate scorecards,...