Re-Imagining Technical Assistance for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Health Systems Strengthening: Nigeria Country Case Study

The Re-Imagining Technical Assistance for Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health and Health Systems Strengthening project (RTA) was an initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and implemented by the Child Health Task Force, which is managed by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. The project took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Nigeria from March 2018 to September 2020.

JSI served as the technical partner for RTA, drawing on decades of experience implementing projects and conducting research in maternal, neonatal, and child health (MNCH), family planning, and health systems strengthening. Sonder Collective, the design partner, brought expertise in facilitating human-centered design (HCD) and co-creation processes with in-country technical assistance (TA) stakeholders.

RTA collaborated with in-country TA stakeholders (i.e., representatives of the government, civil society, multi- and bi-lateral organizations, and the private sector) in a co-creation process to

1. map barriers and opportunities in how TA is designed and delivered,
2. co-create a shared vision and concepts for a new approach to TA, and
3. test, iterate, and develop new models for TA.