Following an invitation from the White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria, Gede (represented by Mr John Minto and Mr Godwin Etim) met with the Acting President of Nigeria and the Honourable Minister of Health at State House on Friday June 30 2017. During the courtesy visit (full details can be seen here), the Acting President signed a pledge focused on ensuring that both Government and citizens play their part in ensuring ‘safe motherhood’ for all women in Nigeria.
The White Ribbon Alliance Nigeria is one of the country’s leading advocacy agencies and has recently approached Gede to discuss ways in which our two agencies might work together to support the mental health needs of women – most particularly in terms of post-natal depression. As Gede’s Managing Director, Mr John Minto noted, “courtesy visits are an extremely important part in raising awareness about key issues to major stakeholders. The Government’s focus on encouraging citizens to become involved in holding health services to account is also an important part of ensuring that appropriate serves, including those for mental health, are delivered at the community level. I am delighted to be working with our friends at the White Ribbon Alliance and look forward to developing post-natal depression initiatives in particular with them”.