Innovate Health Research Initiative [InnovateHealth]

We are a health systems-focused organization with technical expertise in health systems development, research methods, conduct and data analysis, program implementation and evaluation, primary health care and community engagement for health.
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Our Focus

Innovate Research

Clinical & Epi Research, Knowledge Management

Innovate Analytics

Data Analytics, Modelling, GIS

Innovate Urban Health

Social determinants & Social participation

Innovate Social Change

PHC Integrated Service delivery + Community Health

Innovate Health Systems

HRH, Health Informatics, Health Finance

About Us

InnovateHealth is a Nigeria-based international corporate public health organization established in 2012 and formally registered with the CAC in 2017. It incorporates Innovate Health Research Initiative (Registration Number: 95665:) which is a non-governmental organization and IN-Health Global Synergy Ltd (RC: 1483660), a consulting firm.

We are a health systems-focused organization with technical expertise in health systems development, research methods, conduct and data analysis, program implementation and evaluation, primary health care and community engagement for health.

InnovateHealth’s primary objective is to champion evidence-led development practices to help bridge the gap between knowledge and practice in health systems development and service delivery. Our expertise covers implementation, screening and research programmes in infectious and non-communicative diseases- Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Covid-19, IMCI, RMNCH, SRH, and Hypertension.

We are committed to strengthening equitable health services delivery for all in a culturally sensitive manner and respect for diversity, equity and inclusion principles.

Innovate Health Research Initiative [InnovateHealth]

InnovateHealth has partnered with several government agencies, academia, and national and international development partners in a wide range of program support, research and implementation activities. We have more than a decade of experience collaborating with various agencies around the globe in carrying out health systems research and evidence-based policy advocacy in public health.

Vision

We envision a global society where appropriate health services are always accessible and based on evidence.

Mission

We are committed to improving the health systems through evidence-based practices and improved community health-seeking behaviour.

Goal

To improve health services delivery, health systems management and use of evidence for program implementation and policy.

Core Values

  • Honesty and Integrity:

    Commitment to maintaining the highest standards of professional conduct in all we do.

  • Social Justice:

    Commitment to supporting just and equitable health access for all citizens.

  • Diversity and Inclusiveness:

    Commitment to uphold the benefits of ethnic, cultural and religious diversities among the citizenry and providing services that benefit all equitably.

  • Excellence:

    Commitment to maintaining the highest quality of services, research, data and policy evidence for the benefit of all people.

  • Continuous Improvement:

    Commitment to a self-reflective developmental environment that seeks to continually improve the quality of our services and offerings.

  • Innovation:

    Commitment to exploring new and better ways of achieving more results rather than sticking to the old ways.

Program Areas

  • Research Methodology and Design
  • Data Collection and Analysis Services
  • GIS, Cartography, Spatial Analysis and Visualizations
  • Mathematical Projections & Impact Analysis

  • Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH)
  • Immunizations
  • Birth and Civic Registrations Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Health Access & Equity
  • Reproductive, Maternal Newborn & Child Health (RMNCH)
  • Adolescent Sexual & Reproductive Health
  • Infectious Diseases (HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis B, Malaria, IMCI)

  • National and Sub-national Governance, Policies, Strategies, and Planning
  • Health Information and Knowledge Management
  • Integrated Service Delivery and Quality Improvement
  • Human Resources for Health (HRH)
  • Health Economics and Financing for Universal Health Coverage

  • Health in All Policies Research, Strategy Development and Implementation
  • Transportation and Poverty
  • Urban health
  • Health and wellbeing/ Healthy Living
  • Urbanization, Infrastructure and Health
  • Health Equity and Technology Assessments
  • Social Participation and Empowerment

  • SBCC Design and implementations
  • Community Health Education (CHE)
  • Data/Evidence for Advocacy
  • Advocacy Strategy Development
  • Policy and Policy Briefs Development

  • Baseline, Midline and Endline Evaluations
  • Program M&E Plans
  • Program Performance Monitoring

  • Data analysis and analytic software
  • GIS mapping and geospatial analysis
  • Data visualization and projections
  • Proctored internship

Our Organisation
Structure

InnovateHealth has a board of directors and core staff who are responsible for overall governance, organizational policy formulation, and financial control. They are supported by a pool of advisors and experts (see organogram below). The key personnel and core promoters have a combined international health development experience of more than 45 years and have this background to build a strong local research and implementation organization that supports the health systems development in Nigeria and other developing countries with similar health systems challenges.

Our Management

Dr. Emeka Nwachukwu

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MBBS, MSc. MED, PhD

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Dr Sandra Okoroafor

PROJECT DIRECTOR

MBBS, MSc.

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Dr Bridget Nwagbara

PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISOR

MBBS, MPH

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Partner With Us

InnovateHealth provides expert partnership opportunities, technical assistance, consultancy and collaboration to governmental and non-governmental agencies, funders, bilaterals and research entities at the local, state, national and global levels. We are committed to helping meet your program priorities consistent with our hallowed core values with a promise to exceed your expectations. Our expertise covers the program life cycle from design through to implementation and evaluation.

We have a broad network of expertise and an innate ability to assemble needed personnel to meet the unique requirements of your program in a fast and efficient way. You can depend on us to develop your research protocols and undertake data collection/analysis to global standards. Alongside our offerings, we will train your staff and associates on various aspects of research, data analysis and the cutting-edge applications/technologies that make today’s public health a pleasure to practice.

Projects Executed

ClientDomainName of Activity
WHOHRHHealth systems study on HRH retention in Nigeria

This request from UNFPA Nigeria was subcontracted by Futures Group (Now Palladium) to develop economic models using the RAPID module of the Spectrum software for Adamawa State. We used the model to explore the impact of improved investments in family planning and other maternal/child health interventions on health, education, infrastructure, food security, labour and urbanization projected from 2013 to 2030.
NACAEvaluation & modeling (HIV)National HIV/AIDS Epidemiological and Impact Analysis

Modelling (Economic development)
UNFPAHealth Evaluation and projections Development of health & economic model for Adamawa

This analysis was undertaken to evaluate the impact of Nigeria’s national HIV/AIDS response from inception in 2002 to 2013. The epidemiological analysis used National and States HIV/AIDS databases both at the national and all 36 states level to show trends of important indicators. We conducted the impact analysis using the AIDS Impact Module (AIM) of the Spectrum® projection software and showed the impact of the national response on lives saved, quality of life, etc.
Futures Group (Now Palladium)Data analysis, modellingData analysis, modelling

This contract was to be a short-term lead for training in the use of the RAPID module of the Spectrum® projection software and to develop a health & economic model for Nigeria and Gombe State for the USAID-funded Health Policy Project. Working with the National Population Commission (NPC), we developed a National economic model projecting the impact of family planning on sectoral developments over 18 years until 2030. We also trained NPC focal persons and supported them to present the RAPID to high-power government officials like the Minister of Health, National Assembly, Finance Minister, etc. Within this contract, we also worked with FHI/360 to develop RAPID projections for Gombe State as part of their FP advocacy strategy development process.
White Ribbon Alliance (WRA)Modelling (Economic development)Development of health and economic models for Kwara, Rivers, Ebonyi and Kogi States

As a consortium partner in the Futures Group Health Policy Project, WRA requested support for the Nigeria program to develop economic models using the RAPID module of the Spectrum® software for Kwara, Rivers, Ebonyi and Kogi States. These models provided evidence for advocacy to State Governors on improved investment in maternal and child health services in their various States.
DFID (Now FCDO)Social Determinants of Health and Urban HealthUrbanization, Infrastructure, and Health

Facilitated the conduct of 24 research studies on key themes concerning urbanization, urban development, and the provision of infrastructure produced and disseminated.
World BankSocial Participation and EmpowermentDevelopment Framework for Northern Nigeria

Developed a framework for the development of northern Nigeria with interest in 15 States in the Northeast region as it enters its recovery phase from the insurgency in the region. The major output was a sustainable, conflict-sensitive, and participative development framework for northern Nigeria to address both social and spatial inequalities and help mitigate future conflicts.

Client: WHO

Domain: Human Resources for Health

This was a discrete choice experiment (DCE) to determine factors influencing attrition and motivation of frontline health workers in remote and rural areas in Bauchi & Cross River State. We also conducted a technical review of the costed roadmap

for finalization of the online national health workforce registry (NHWR), implementation guide for health workforce data management, standard operation manual, user training manuals, technical manual, and ICT disaster recovery plan and streamline the programmatic component with the national data flow processes; 3 journal articles have been published from this work.

Client: NACA

Domain: Evaluation & modeling (HIV)

This analysis was undertaken to evaluate the impact of the Nigeria national HIV/AIDS response from inception in 2002 to 2013. The epidemiological analysis used National and States HIV/AIDS databases both at the national and all 36 states level to show trends of important indicators. We conducted the impact analysis using the AIDS Impact Module (AIM) of the Spectrum® projection software and showed the impact of the national response on lives saved, quality of life, etc.

Client: UNFPA

Domain: Modeling (Economic development)

This request from UNFPA Nigeria was sub-contracted by Futures Group (Now Palladium) to develop economic models using the RAPID module of the Spectrum® software for Adamawa State. We used the model to explore the impact of improved investments in family planning and other maternal/child health interventions on health, education, infrastructure, food security, labor and urbanization projected from 2013 to 2030.

Client: Futures Group (Now Palladium)

Domain: Data analysis, modelling

This contract was to be a short-term lead for training in the use of the RAPID module of the Spectrum® projection software and to develop a health & economic model for Nigeria and Gombe State for the USAID-funded Health Policy Project. Working with the National Population Commission (NPC), we developed a National economic model projecting the impact of family planning on sectoral developments over 18 years until 2030. We also trained NPC focal persons and supported them to present the RAPID to high-power government officials like the Minister of Health, National Assembly, Finance Minister, etc. Within this contract, we also worked with FHI/360 to develop RAPID projections for Gombe State as part of their FP advocacy strategy development process.

Client: White Ribbon Alliance (WRA)

Domain: Modelling (Economic development)

Development of health and economic models for Kwara, Rivers, Ebonyi and Kogi States

As a consortium partner in the Futures Group Health Policy Project, WRA requested support for the Nigeria program to develop economic models using the RAPID module of the Spectrum® software for Kwara, Rivers, Ebonyi and Kogi States. These models provided evidence for advocacy to State Governors on improved investment in maternal and child health services in their various States.

Client: DFID (Now FCDO)

Domain: Social Determinants of Health and Urban Health

Facilitated the conduct of 24 research studies on key themes concerning urbanization, urban development, and the provision of infrastructure produced and disseminated.

 

Client: World Bank

Domain: Social Participation and Empowerment

Developed a framework for the development of northern Nigeria with interest in 15 States in the Northeast region as it enters its recovery phase from the insurgency in the region. The major output was a sustainable, conflict-sensitive, and participative development framework for northern Nigeria to address both social and spatial inequalities and help mitigate future conflicts.

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