World Bank2013-03-072013-03-072011-02https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12603This study discusses how to effectively engage in community-based nutrition and health programs aimed to improve maternal, newborn, and child nutrition and health outcomes, particularly in Northern Nigeria. It provides the comparative synthesis of four case studies, each of which included a community action component for improving nutrition and health outcomes. It provides a normative base for designing and planning government programs that support reforms in outcome-based programming for maternal, newborn, and child nutrition and health through program support and investment lending. Central to the report is the discussion on the roles played by various stakeholders - state and local government, NGOs, traditional and religious leaders, and communities themselves - in creating and sustaining community mobilization. The factors considered essential or useful contributors to community mobilization are analyzed. The history of government s role in Nigerian health care is discussed, as well as the current situation and future possibilities, especially at the state and local level.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOADEQUATE NUTRITIONAGEDANTENATAL CAREBABIESBABYBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC NUTRITIONBEHAVIOR CHANGEBIRTH ATTENDANTBIRTH ATTENDANTSBLINDNESSBREAST-FEEDINGBREASTFEEDINGCAPACITY BUILDINGCENTER FOR HEALTHCHILD CARECHILD DEATHCHILD GROWTH MONITORINGCHILD HEALTHCHILD MARRIAGECHILD MORBIDITYCHILD MORTALITYCHILD MORTALITY RATESCHILD NUTRITIONCHILD SURVIVALCHILD-BEARINGCHILDBEARINGCHILDBIRTHCHRONIC MALNUTRITIONCITIZENSCLINICSCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMMUNITY ACTIONCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOST EFFECTIVENESSDELIVERY CAREDEVELOPING COUNTRIESDIABETESDIETSDIPHTHERIADISABILITIESDISABILITYDISSEMINATIONDRUGSEARLY CHILDHOODECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESEMERGENCY MEDICAL CAREEMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CAREEMERGENCY OBSTETRIC SERVICESEPIDEMIOLOGYESSENTIAL SUPPLIESFAMILIESFAMILY PLANNINGFERTILITY RATESFISTULAFOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONSFOLIC ACIDFOOD PREPARATIONFOOD PRESERVATIONGOITERGOVERNMENT PROGRAMSGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH CARE SERVICESHEALTH EDUCATIONHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INDICATORSHEALTH INSURANCEHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH OF MOTHERSHEALTH OF WOMENHEALTH OUTCOMESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH PROVIDERSHEALTH REFORMHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH SYSTEMHEALTH SYSTEMSHEALTH WORKERSHIVHOSPITALHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUSBANDSHYGIENEHYPERTENSIONILL-HEALTHILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONINDIVIDUAL HEALTHINFANTINFANT FEEDINGINFANT MORTALITYINFERTILITYINFLUENZAINJURIESINTERVENTIONIODINE DEFICIENCYIRONLACK OF CAPACITYLAWSLEADING CAUSE OF DEATHLIVE BIRTHSLIVING STANDARDSLOCAL DEVELOPMENTLOW BIRTH WEIGHTMALARIAMARRIED WOMENMATERNAL CAUSESMATERNAL DEATHSMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATEMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMATERNAL NUTRITIONMEASLESMEASLES IMMUNIZATIONMIDWIFERYMILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALMINISTRIES OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORBIDITYMORTALITYMORTALITY RATEMOSQUITO NETMOSQUITO NETSMOTHERNATIONAL COMMITTEENATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL HEALTH POLICYNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL POPULATIONNEONATAL CARENEWBORNNEWBORN CARENEWBORN CHILDNEWBORNSNURSESNUTRITION COMPONENTSNUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIESNUTRITIONAL STATUSNUTRITIONISTSOBESITYORAL REHYDRATION THERAPYPERMANENT DISABILITIESPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLIOPOLIO VACCINEPOLITICAL SUPPORTPOPULATION COMMISSIONPOPULATION REFERENCE BUREAUPOPULOUS COUNTRYPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMANPREGNANT WOMENPREMATURE BIRTHPREVENTABLE DISEASESPRIMARY HEALTH CAREPRIMARY HEALTH CARE FACILITIESPRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEMPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH POLICYPUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMPUBLIC SERVICESPURCHASING POWERPURCHASING POWER PARITYQUALITY IMPROVEMENTQUALITY OF SERVICESRADIOREFERRAL SYSTEMSREGIONAL INFORMATION NETWORKRELIGIOUS LEADERSREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHRESOURCE MOBILIZATIONRESPECTRISK OF ILLNESSRURAL AREASSAFE DRINKING WATERSAFE MOTHERHOODSAFE MOTHERHOOD INITIATIVESANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSCARCE RESOURCESSCHOOL HEALTHSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE UTILIZATIONSHORT SUPPLYSKILLED BIRTH ATTENDANCESKILLED PERSONNELSOCIAL MARKETINGSOCIAL NORMSSOCIAL SECTORSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SUPPORTSTAGES OF LIFESTILLBIRTHSYPHILISTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL CAPACITYTETANUSTRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTTRADITIONAL HEALERSTRANSPORTATIONUNFPAUNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUNDUNMET DEMANDUNSAFE ABORTIONSURBAN AREASVULNERABILITYVULNERABLE GROUPSWOMANWOMEN OF CHILD-BEARING AGEWOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGEWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDWorld Bank10.1596/12603