Ondo State Government Office of International Relations & Diaspora Affairs

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Maternal Health in Nigeria: Progress is Possible
Examining the Ondo State Abiye Model
WEDNESDAY, JAN 16, 2013 | 3:00 PM - 4:30 PM

featuring
Governor Olusegun Mimiko
Ondo State, Nigeria
with
Dinesh Nair
World Bank
Murtala Mai (invited)
Pathfinder International
Jennifer G. Cooke
CSIS Africa Program
Wednesday, January 16, 2013, 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
B1 Conference Center,
CSIS 1800 K St. NW,
Washington, DC 20006
Nigeria today remains one of the 10 most dangerous countries in the world for a woman to give birth, accounting for an estimated 14 percent of maternal deaths worldwide each year. But despite these bleak national statistics, there are signs of growing opportunity. In recent years, the federal government has devoted greater policy attention and resources to maternal health than previously, and a handful of state governments are beginning to tackle the challenge in a strategic and comprehensive way.
In Ondo State, the Abiye (Safe Motherhood) program is winning praise as one such promising model, creating incentives for expectant mothers to seek care and for health providers to deliver quality services. Ondo State Governor Olusegun Mimiko, a medical doctor and architect of the Abiye model, will describe the program’s achievements to date and challenges ahead. Dinesh Nair, World Bank senior health specialist for Nigeria, will describe the Bank’s “results-based financing” pilot program in Ondo. Murtala Mai, former country director for Nigeria, for Pathfinder International, will describe the broader maternal health trends in the country.
Please RSVP to Patrick Pratt at [email protected]

On behalf of all Ondo State indigenes in the diaspora, friends of Ondo State & this prestigious Ondo State Office of International Relations & Diaspora Affairs we say a very big thank you to Ondo State people for re-electing our amiable governor back into office. For all your moral support & prayers from outside the state and overseas...we say a very big thank you and its because of your hardwork that this weekend we did something that has never been done in our state's history....we gave a governor a 2nd term----the jinx is surely broken! Iroko beat the two biggest political parties in Nigeria (PDP & ACN)....the voices of 3 million people are stronger, louder & more powerful then any opposition & I am here to tell you there is a place where DEMOCRACY lives in Nigeria and its called Ondo State...SHINE ON my people under the distinguished leadership of Mimiko...we have a goldmine of a governor!!!!! *let the fireworks begin* ...Please continue to work with us---together we will continue to bring advancement to Ondo State!!!!

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/10/21/breaking-mimiko-gets-a-second-term-as-ondo-governor/

BREAKING: Mimiko gets a second term as Ondo governor The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent Ondo State governor and candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Olusegun Mimiko as winner of Saturday’s governorship election.

A PARTNERSHIP to boost cultural, industrial and educational advancement between Ondo State and the State of Maryland in the United States (U.S.) has been sealed,

Governor Olusegun Mimiko, who spoke through his Special Assistant on International Relations and Diaspora Matters, Mrs. Remi Duyile, said the joint venture was sealed under the Maryland Sister -State Programme.

Mimiko said the new relationship also involved Cross River State and nine other countries like China, Mexico, Russia, Estonia, Japan, Brazil, Poland, Vietnam and Korea and that all the participating countries have signed the agreement.

Stressing that the partnership would serve as a gateway to global connections for sustainable development of the state, Mimiko said the relationship was strategically chosen to enhance the economic, cultural and educational interest of the state.

Ondo will pay N18,000 and has started paying the relativity @ N14,000 acceptable to Ondo workers. Edo only promised, no payment. Ekiti, Ogun, Osun are paying 13, Oyo is offering ridiculous 9 thousand. Who is better? A state paying or those promising with no hope of getting it. Who demands equity must come with clean hands.

The 2nd Year Anniversary of Mimiko in Office captured!

This event was the second time Ondo State would showcase her culture and tourism to the international world...it proved once again to be sensational!