Health

Nigeria faces a significant challenge in preparing effective teachers, with many pre-service teachers lacking in essential pedagogical, technology, and classroom management skills. Traditional teacher education programs focus predominantly on content knowledge rather than hands-on teaching experience, leading to a workforce that struggles with basic literacy, numeracy, and pedagogy. To address…

In the Preventing Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Assault in Nigeria (PISAN) project, one of the main challenges was the lack of capacity among community leaders and other stakeholders in Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps to effectively respond to and support survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and sexual assault.…

The Linking Underserved Populations to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services (LUPSS) project was designed to tackle limited access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services in the Wassa IDP Camp in Abuja, Nigeria. Supported by the Johns Hopkins University 120 under 40 grant, the project partnered with Peach Aid Medical…

In many rural areas in Northern Nigeria, immunization timeliness and uptake remain low, affecting children’s health outcomes and community immunity. To tackle this challenge, Sydani developed an innovative solution: the Wristband for Immunization Alert. Funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and awarded through the BMGF Grand Challenges…

In Nigeria, immunization programs face significant challenges due to limited use of hyperlocal data and poorly integrated Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) systems. This has hindered policymakers and health administrators from making informed, data-driven decisions, adversely affecting vaccination coverage and public health outcomes. Recognizing the importance of data for improving immunization…

In response to the need for improved community-level engagement in Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, Sydani collaborated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to implement the “Improving Community Awareness on COVID-19 Vaccinations (ICACV)” project. The aim was to create a…

In response to the need for improved community-level engagement in Nigeria’s COVID-19 vaccine roll-out, Sydani collaborated with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA) to implement the “Improving Community Awareness on COVID-19 Vaccinations (ICACV)” project. The aim was to create a…

In an effort to increase COVID-19 and Routine Immunization (RI) uptake, particularly in underserved regions, the Integrated Health Program (IHP) was initiated, funded by USAID and implemented by a consortium led by Palladium, with Sydani as an implementing partner. Targeting five states—Bauchi, Ebonyi, FCT, Kebbi, and Sokoto—the program aimed to…

In the continued effort to increase COVID-19 vaccination coverage in Niger and Benue States, the Strengthening COVID-19 Implementation Program (SCOVIP) Phase 2 was launched with the support of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US-CDC). The project aimed to vaccinate at least 20% of the eligible population in…

Sydani was engaged by the US-CDC to execute the Strengthening COVID-19 Implementation Program (SCOVIP) in collaboration with the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). The primary objectives of this program were to bolster the nation’s COVID-19 vaccination drive, align with the national SCALES strategy, and augment vaccination uptake by…