Presented by Kola Oyediran, MEASURE Evaluation, at the June 2012 MEASURE GIS Working Group meeting.

1. Nigeria Health and Mapping Summit
October, 2011
Overview, Results, and Lessons
Kola OYEDIRAN and James STEWART
MEASURE Evaluation

2. History/background and
need/value
Overview and objectives
of summit
Outcomes and results;
after the summit

3. CODIST I Pre-conference
Workshop in Ethiopia, 2009
 First-of-its-kind
meeting in Africa
 Nigeria group work
 14 participants
from health and
mapping sectors
 Saw need for
national meeting
to collaborate

4. Value of GIS and Mapping for
Provision of Health Services
 Allows targeting of
populations in need
 Helps decision
makers see data
patterns (picture
worth 1,000 words)
 Facilitates better
questions

5. Value of GIS and Mapping for
Provision of Health Services
 Improves data
quality
 Allows spatial
analysis of
data, such as
measuring access to
ART
Source: Cooke et al. BMC Public Health 2010, 10:585
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/10/585

6. Value of GIS and Mapping for
Strengthening Data Infrastructure
 Permits linking of
data from multiple
sectors using
common geographic
identifiers
 Strengthens the
National Geospatial
Data Infrastructure
(NGDI)

7. Need for Health and Mapping
Summit
 Health Sector has
received less focus
than others
(e.g., agriculture, nat
ural resources)
when defining GIS
needs
 Health Sector can
contribute to NGDI

8. Need for Health and Mapping
Summit
 National mapping
agencies (NMAs)
have GIS data and
technical expertise
 Collaboration can
harmonize GIS data
collection and
capacity building Source: Dongus et al. 2007. International Journal of Health Geographics 6:37.
efforts in Nigeria

9. Nigeria Health and Mapping Summit 2011
Enlisting National Mapping Agencies in Improving Health Outcomes
Abuja, Nigeria, October 18–19
Hosts:
 Federal Ministry of Health
 National Space Research and Development
Agency
 National Population Commission
 Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation
 MEASURE Evaluation, which is funded by USAID

10. Objectives of the Summit
 Facilitate cooperation between Nigeria’s health and
mapping sectors in the fight against HIV/AIDS and
related health and social service challenges
 Increase awareness and sharing of geospatial
resources within Nigeria to enhance decision making
for health sector programs
 Identify challenges to development of the NGDI and
create an action plan to help address them
 Provide a model for other countries to follow

11. Participation
 Over 130 participants
 Participation from National Government Agencies:
 Federal Ministry of Health
 National Population Commission
 Office of the Surveyor General of the Federation
 National Space and Research Development Agency
 Participation from implementing partners:
 NGOs
 MEASURE/USAID
 World Health Organization
 World Bank

12. Agenda: DAY 1
 Welcome address from Director of Public Health,
Federal Ministry of Health
 Keynote address from Chairman of Senate
Committee on Science and Technology
 Remarks from Minister of Health, USAID/Mission
and from Lead Resident Technical Advisor from
MEASURE
 Technical presentations from Health
Organizations and Mapping Organizations

13. Agenda: DAY 2
 Discussion of challenges and constraints to
collaboration and coordination of agencies in
Nigeria using geographic data
 Demonstration of effective collaboration in other
countries
 Facilitated group workshop discussions to agree on
and prioritize challenges
 Crafting of Communique

14. Outcomes (Post-Summit)
Report
• Publication on MEASURE website (includes summary, keynote
address, agenda, presentations, and group worksheets)
Planning documentation
• Planning process (timeline) documented for future reference so
that might be used for other countries/meetings in future
Summit Communique
• Drafted and approved or endorsed by summit participants
Video
• Production of a 30 minute video

15. Buy-in from
USAID mission Process Timeline Summary
(2 months)
Total time
Buy-in from health sector
(5 months) 14 months
Buy-in from mapping sector and other key
stakeholders (5 months*)
*delayed by presidential elections and by waiting for results of HS 20/20
mapping project --overlapped with health sector buy-in activities
Formation of Summit
Steering Pre-summit Summit
Committee, collaboration planning/
with stakeholders to meetings (1 week)
revise agenda, invite (1 month)
participants, and select
location
Post-summit action items
(3 months) (3 months)

16. Communique
Summary

17. • Production and utilization of quality data is key to
attaining health-related MDGs
• A strong Geospatial Data Infrastructure will lead to
improved health outcomes
• There is a need for improved
collaboration, awareness, and sharing of
geospatial resources
• There is a recognized value in linking health and
mapping sectors

18. • Group work sessions identified most significant
issues
• Enthusiasm for the idea of annual meetings and
extension to other social service sectors such as
education, water, and agriculture
• Expressed commitment of participants to build
these linkages

19. Lessons Learned
 Early buy-in from all parties is critical and worth the
time
 Participants must be chosen carefully so as to
represent all stakeholders/sectors (good cross-
section)
 Steering committee was important (makeup of
committee important, communication and timing
important)

20. Lessons Learned (cont.)
 Venue—important (location, security--balance)
 Environment—important (must provide atmosphere
which encourages collaboration, i.e. all parties feel
they have a voice)
 Follow-up—results must be disseminated effectively
(web site, communique) and further collaboration
encouraged (message board/email group, possible
establishment of annual event)

21. MEASURE Evaluation is a MEASURE project funded by the
U.S. Agency for International Development and implemented by
the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill in partnership with Futures Group International,
ICF Macro, John Snow, Inc., Management Sciences for Health,
and Tulane University. Views expressed in this presentation do not
necessarily reflect the views of USAID or the U.S. Government.
MEASURE Evaluation is the USAID Global Health Bureau's
primary vehicle for supporting improvements in monitoring and
evaluation in population, health and nutrition worldwide.