Why We Exist

We were founded in 2007 by a Professor of Obstetrics & Gynaecology who witnessed the needless deaths of women during childbirth.

REDUCE MATERNAL MORTALITY

5%

WOMEN IMPACTED IN 2024

22,883

NIGERIAN WOMEN DIED IN 2020

82,000

GOAL TO REDUCE BY YEAR 2030

30%

Our Mission

Our mission is to continuously research, educate and implement programs that strengthen the health systems to provide the highest quality of health services for women and girls in low-income and marginalised communities. Our goal is to reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria by 30% by Year 2030.

Our Vision

We envision a world in which no woman dies from preventable causes during childbirth.

What We Do

Our research and evidence-based programs facilitate access to equitable, high quality and respectful health care for vulnerable women and girls in low-income communities.


We also advocate for the strengthening of healthcare delivery systems and support policy programs that deliver high-impact and sustainable outcomes for women and girls.


Our intervention programs literally save lives. With the support of our partners and funders, we pay for vulnerable women to receive life-saving treatment before during and after childbirth.

Our Strategy

MATERNAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ADVOCACY

Maternal & Reproductive Health Advocacy

At MRHR collective, we develop and deliver holistic programs by ensuring we incorporate the voice of women and their communities into all interventions and collaborate with the breadth of stakeholders that influence the health system.

Our programs leverage and generate rigorous evidence that refines our programming so that we can ensure healthcare is equitable, respectful, responsive and of high quality.

Training Health Workers

We design training and supervision programs drawn on best practices in clinical education, community feedback to improve the knowledge and skills of clinical and other primary healthcare workers to enable greater performance.

Improving Medical Education

We collect high quality data from the health system and women to monitor and evaluate our work, build the local evidence base on what works, advocate for best practices emerging from our experience and policies.

Strengthening Health Systems

We work with the government and agencies managing the public and private health system to build and sustain high quality health systems that are responsive to the needs of women in their community.

Meet Our People

FOUNDER/CHAIRPERSON

Prof. Bosede Afolabi

Professor Bosede Afolabi, the founder and visionary behind MRHRC. She is also the Board Chair. She is a Professor and Consultant of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College of Medicine, University of Lagos and Lagos University Teaching Hospital respectively. Her commitment to preserve every woman’s right to life before, during and after pregnancy is the foundation of MRHRC.

Board of Directors

DIRECTOR

Dr. Olajumoke Oladipo

Olajumoke Oladipo, MD is a board certified Clinical Pathologist at Penn. State. Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, PA. She is also a board Clinical Chemist.

DIRECTOR

Maryam Aliko Mohammed

Mrs Aliko-Mohammed is an accomplished professional with over 12 years in senior management positions, and leadership of over 200 employees.

DIRECTOR

Prof. Ngozi Orazulike

She is a Professor and Consultant of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the College of Medicine, University of Port-harcourt and University of Portharcourt Teaching Hospital respectively.

DIRECTOR

Temitayo Etomi

Ms Etomi is an award-winning strategist, lawyer and social entrepreneur. She founded the Redwire Group, a group of companies that combine data with creativity.

Associate Members

CLINICAL RESEARCH

Dr. Ochuwa Babah

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos and an Honorary Consultant at Lagos University Teaching Hospital.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Dr. Aisha B. Kasali

Dr. Aisha B. Kasali is a Pediatrician and Global Health Professional with a background in healthcare strategy, digital health innovation and program management.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER

Dr Ejemai Eboreime

Dr Ejemai is a physician and implementation scientist with over 10 years of experience conducting implementation and operational research in maternal and child health.

PROGRAMME LEAD

Dr Olawunmi Adaramoye

Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She utilises system change best practices in monitoring, evaluating, improving and ensuring the organisation's program and practice.

Our Partners

Strengthening Maternal Health Through Strategic Partnerships