To ensure the highest standards of maternal and reproductive healthcare for women and girls in low-income communities.
Vision
MRHR collective conducts research and programs that strengthen the health system to ensure the highest quality of health services for women and girls in low-income and marginalized communities.
Mission
At MRH Research Collective, we develop and deliver holistic programs by ensuring we incorporate the voices of women and their communities into all interventions and collaborate with the breadth of stakeholders that influence the health system. In addition, 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.
What we do
We deliver programs and generate evidence that facilitates access to equitable, high quality and respectful health care for women and girls in low-income communities in partnership with national and local governments and private health care providers.
We train health workers and improve medical education, working with medical, midwifery, nursing, pharmaceutical organizations and other related training bodies by incorporating the best evidence and evaluation of training received and integrating training into pre-service and in/post-service training.
We develop advocacy for strengthening healthcare delivery systems through research and policy development that deliver high-impact and sustainable outcomes for women and girls.
We provide health financing support for institutional interventions and care delivery at the grassroots to women using traditional and innovative finance vehicles in partnership with public, private and development sector players.
Here’s Our Strategy
Maternal and 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. We center women in our training and emphasize the need for patient centered respectful care which we define in conjunction with the community
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 that can improve women’s health outcomes and their experience of healthcare
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. We advocate for test out strategies to improve service delivery, continuity of care in the community, referral between facilities, and the collection and utilization of routine health data.
Meet our people
Prof. Bosede Afolabi (Founder/Chairperson)
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
Prof. Ngozi Orazulike
Director
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.
Temitayo Etomi
Director
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.
Dr. Olajumoke Oladipo
Director
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.
Maryam Aliko Mohammed
Director
Mrs Aliko-Mohammed is an accomplished professional with over 12 years in senior management positions, and leadership of over 200 employees.
Associate Members
Dr. Ochuwa Babah
Clinical Research
Dr Ochuwa Babah is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos and an Honorary Consultant at the affiliated teaching hospital, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Lagos.
Chisom Obi-Jeff
Associate Member
Chisom Obi-Jeff is a Global Health Researcher and Implementation Scientist with demonstrated expertise in designing and conducting operational, socio-behavioral, and implementation research projects.
Dr. Zubaida Ladan Farouk
Associate Member
Dr. Zubaida Ladan Farouk is the Deputy Director, Center for Infectious Diseases Research, Bayero University, Kano and a recipient of the Fogarty.
Dr. Onikepe Owolabi
Research and Strategy Lead
Dr. Onikepe Owolabi is the Senior Global Director MNCH/FP at IntraHealth International. Previously the Program Director of the Data Driven Policy Initiative at...
Dr Ejemai Eboreime
Associate Member
Dr Ejemai is a physician and implementation scientist with over 10 years of experience conducting implementation and operational research in maternal and child health.
Dr Mobolanle Balogun
Research Lead, Public Health
Dr Mobolanle Balogun is a consultant public health physician. Her research interests are in maternal,newborn and child health and epidemiology of infectious diseases.
Dr. Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas
Research Lead, Health Systems
Dr Aduragbemi Banke Thomas is a physician, public health practitioner, and a global maternal and newborn health researcher.
Dr Olawunmi Adaramoye
Programme Lead
Dr Adaramoye Victoria Olawunmi is a specialist in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She utilises system change best practices in monitoring, evaluating, improving and ensuring the organisation's program and practice.
Dr. Aisha B. Kasali
Research Associate
Dr. Aisha B. Kasali is a Pediatrician and Global Health Professional with a background in healthcare strategy, digital health innovation and program management.
She supports program strategy and implementation at MRHR collective. Her specific interest is in leveraging digital tools & technology to improve maternal and child health outcomes.
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Funke Iroko
Executive Director
She is a Social Development professional that has worked with different teams and organisations across the private and public sectors in driving fundraising efforts.
Administrative Team
Blessing Babatunde
Administrative Manager
Blessing Babatunde is an Administrator at MRHR Collective as well as the Executive Assistant to the Founder & Chairperson.
Our Partners
