NISONM was borne out of the need to commit technical skills to strengthening the implementation process of reducing neonatal morbidity and mortality in Nigeria.
To be recognised as a key player in reducing Maternal and Neonatal mortality rates in Nigeria.
Consistently contribute to accelerating the reduction of newborn mortality rates in Nigeria — one community, one hospital, one newborn at a time.
What began as a gathering of concerned neonatal physicians has grown into Nigeria's foremost society for newborn health.
60 participants gathered at Utako, Abuja: neonatal physicians, paediatric residents, nurses, and other health workers from across Nigeria. NISONM was formally constituted with a founding executive.
As key stakeholders in newborn health, NISONM members played key roles in the review of policy documents relating to newborn care — creating awareness on maternal and newborn health status and identifying factors that impact newborn survival.
Facilitated production of the Situation Analysis and Action Plan for Newborn Health in Nigeria, launched by the then First Lady of the Federal Republic as part of the IMNCH strategy.
NISONM holds annual meetings that bring together specialists, researchers, and policymakers — building partnerships and linkages that strengthen newborn care at every level of Nigeria's health system.
NISONM's work is built on five strategic pillars that together create sustainable, measurable change for Nigerian newborns.
NISONM has become well-poised as advocates and a beacon of care and support — building partnerships and linkages for the survival of every Nigerian newborn. This commitment is reinforced and celebrated at our AGSM, held annually to bring together Nigeria's leading voices in neonatal medicine.
These distinguished individuals constituted NISONM's inaugural executive at the June 2008 meeting in Abuja.
NISONM does not work in isolation. Our strategic relationships extend our reach and deepen the quality of newborn care across Nigeria.
Our relationship with the parent body, Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), has been cordial — demonstrated by the PAN-NISONM collaboration with MCSP on the Essential Newborn Care Course (ENCC).
This collaboration has equipped hundreds of healthcare providers across Nigeria with the skills needed to deliver quality essential newborn care at the point of birth.
The mentoring scheme is a key PAN/NISONM initiative to improve the coverage and quality of MNCH services at facility level.
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