The MNCH programme aims to address the unacceptable high rates maternal and newborn mirbidityand mortality in selected
Northern States. The programme is funded by the Norwegian government in partnership with the UK Department for International Development (DFID).
The Maternal Newborn and Child Health(MNCH) initiative is a 5-year aid programme which operates alongside the PRRINN programme that focuses on strengthening routine
immunization in four Northern Nigerian States