The African Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP), in partnership with the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) and the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Nigeria (SOGON), has successfully trained 30 frontline healthcare workers on Essential Gynaecological Skills (EGS) under the Gynaecological Health Matters Programme (GHMP) – Nigeria.

The Community Bundle Project Team recently conducted high-level advocacy and sensitization visits to the Sarkin Aliero, Umar Dodo Aleiro and Sarkin Jega, Alh Muhammad Arzika in Kebbi State, alongside their Hakimai and traditional councils, as part of pre-implementation engagement in our project areas.

Last week unfolded not as a routine meeting of institutions, but as a shared moment of purpose, where ideas, experiences, and commitments converged around one urgent goal: saving the lives of women and children.

The Africa Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP) joined partners in celebrating the successful completion of the IVON-PP Trial, a groundbreaking maternal health study supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and a major step forward for women’s health in Nigeria.

The Director of ACEPHAP, Prof. Hadiza Shehu Galadanci, Dr. Jawhara Galadanci, Maryam Zarewa and other medical professionals have recently participated in the XXV FIGO World Congress of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO 2025) in Cape Town, South Africa. The conference took place from October 6th to 9th, 2025.

Kano State Surveillance for Evidence and Policy (KASSEP), a project at ACEPHAP, has conducted a training for Kano North Senatorial Zone Surveillance Supervisors, Scribes and Ward Development (WDC) Chairmen. The session took place on August 28th, 2025, at the premises of ACEPHAP, bringing together participants from the different local government areas in the North Senatorial Zone of the state.

African Centre for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP), the Global Surgery Foundation team and the participants of Making Cesarean Section Safe Project have paid a courtesy visit to the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, at his palace on 27th August 2025. The visit was to inform the Emir about the project, which was recently launched in the state with a focus to reduce maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality associated with cesarean section in 10 project facilities in Kano State.

The African Centre of Excellence for Population Health and Policy (ACEPHAP) recently conducted specialized training sessions focused on validating the newly revised World Health Organization (WHO) definition of Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) major contributor to maternal mortality globally.