TA CONNECT UPDATED PROFILE

CORPORATE
 
BROCHURE






CORPORATE
 BROCHURE


Primary
 health
 care
 is
 the
 cornerstone
 of
 the
 health
 system.
 It
 can
 help
 us
 prevent,
 treat,
 and
 manage
 both
 infectuous
 and
 noncommunicable
 diseases
 -
 bringing
 the
 world
 one
 step
 closer
to
universal
health
coverage.
Chris
Elias,
President,
 Bill
fi
Melinda
Gates
Foundation
(BMGF)




TAConnect
 curates
 and
 deploys
 comprehensive,
 cohesive
 technical
 a s s i s t a n c e 
 a n d 
 i n s t i t u t i o n a l
 strengthening
 support
 to
 state
 governments,
 through
 a
 tailored
 and
 coordinated
 approach
 to
 promote
 sustainable
PHC
systems
strengthening
 and
enhanced
PHC
service
delivery.


Who
we
are
Technical
 Advice
 Connect
 LTD/GTE
 (TAConnect)
 is
 a
 non-profit
 organi-
 zation
 registered
 in
 2021
 and
 based
 in
 Nigeria
 to
 bring
 innovative
 solu-
 tions
 to
 the
 provision
 of
 Technical
 Assistance
 (TA)
 services
 across
 Africa.
 TAConnect
 was
 established
by
the
Bill
and
Melinda
Gates
Foundation
(BMGF)
to
deliver
tailored
 and
cohesive
support
for
states
in
Nigeria
by
strengthening
their
PHC
systems
 and
enhancing
PHC
service
delivery.
As
 an
 innovative
 platform,
 we
 respond
 to
 state
 TA
 priorities
 to
 promote
 sustainable
 improvements
 in
 state
 Primary
 Healthcare
 (PHC)
 systems'
 performance
 and
 increase
 uptake
 of
 Reproductive,
 Maternal,
 Newborn,
 Child,
 and
Adolescent
Health
and
Nutrition
(RMNCAH+N)
services.
Our
Vision
To
become
the
leading
enabler
 of
cost-elective
Technical
 Assistance
services
for
 sustainable
health
systems
and
 service
delivery
in
Af rica
and
 beyond.
Our
Mission
To
support
governments
at
all
 levels
to
build
resilient
health
 systems
and
improved
health
 outcomes.
Our
Uniqueness
In
our
TA
deliveries,
we
uphold
the
 principles
of
good
technical
 assistance
and
apply
best
 practices
by
promoting
a
 participatory
and
inclusive
process
 that
encourage
state
ownership
 and
buy-in
f rom
the
outset.
Our
Values

Trust Excellence Teamwork Respect Innovation Sustainability


What
We
Do
Your
one-stop
shop
for
cost-elective
TA
servic-
es
for
 improved
performance
of
Primary
Health-
care
(PHC)
 systems,
increased
uptake
of
Repro-
ductive,
Maternal,
 Newborn,
Child,
and
Adoles-
cent
Health
and
Nutrition
 (RMNCAH+N)
services
and
enhanced
organizational
 productivity.


Our
Principles
of
 Good
Technical
Assistance
Sustainability Good Governance Accountability
Agility Adaptive and Iterative
Avoid duplication


Current
States
of
 Deployment
With
current
focus
on
10
BMGF
priority
states,
 TAConnect
is
fostering
the
critical
shifts,
and
 currently
operates
in
Nigeria
with
specific
need- based
deployments
in
Kaduna,
Kano,
Nassarawa,
 Gombe,
Borno
and
Yobe
States.
TA
Connect
is
 responding
to
needs
and
priorities
and
will
extend
 its
TA
support
to
Niger,
Lagos
and
possibly
Bauchi
 and
Sokoto
States.
We
work
with
TA
providers
 (NGOs,
CBOs,
academic
institutions,
etc.)
to
deliver
 high
quality
program
implementation.
Sokoto
Lagos
Current Ongoing
Niger
Kano
Kaduna
Nasarawa
Yobe
Bauchi
Gombe
Borno


Conducting
PHC
System
Diagnostics and
Management
Capacity
Assessment
Gombe
PACT
West
Af rica
conducted
an
in- depth
system
diagnostic
of
the
 Gombe
State
PHC
system
across
all
 six
system
pillars,
with
a
deep
dive
 into
the
priority
pillars
of
health
 financing,
HRH,
and
data
 management.
Strengthening
PHC
 Service
Delivery
Kaduna 
Health
Strategy
and
Delivery
 Foundation
(HSDF)
through
the
 Kaduna
State
PHC
Mana-
gement
 Strengthening
Project(KPMSP)
is
 provi-
ding
TA
to
the
PHC
Board
to
 improve
the
manage-
ment
 capacity
of
its
PHC
managers.
.
Kano Solina
Centre
for
International
 Development
and
Research
 (SCIDaR)
assessed
the
Kano
State
 PHC
Management
capacity
and
 impact
of
COVID-19
on
the
PHC
 system. The
findings
informed
the
final
 deliverable
for
the
assessment
 which
is
a
PHC
Management
 Capacity
Strengthening
Plan.
Supporting
Adoption of
Proven
Models
for
improved
 RMNCAH
outcomes

CIHP,
CHAI
and
Jhpiego
are
 providing
technical
assistance
to
 Kaduna,
Kano
and
Nasarawa
States
 Primary
Health
Care
Development
 Agencies
to
adopt,
implement,
and
 sustain
the
G-ANC
model,
a
 disruptive
health
system
innovation
 proven
to
improve
the
utilization
 and
quality
of
ANC
and
continuum
 of
care
at
the
Primary
Health
Care
 level.
Group
ANC
(G-ANC),
is
a
facility- based
alternative
service
delivery
 model
and
transformative
model
of
 care
that
provides
a
positive
 pregnancy
experience,
uses
 provider
time
efficiently,
and
 improves
maternal
and
newborn
 outcomes.
Nasarawa InSiGHt
Consulting
assessed
the
 state’s
PHC
Management
Capacity
 to
identify
existing
gaps
in
the
 state’s
PHC
mana-
gement
 capacity,
highlight
required
 interventions
and
recommended
 prioritized
high
impact
 interventions
to
streng-
then
the
 state’s
PHC
manage-
ment
 capacities


Network
of
TA
partners
Partnerships
 and
Collaborations
Implementation
Research
To
optimize
programme
implementation,
and
translate
research
findings
to
 practice,
we
work
with
research
partners
to
develop
and
implement
strategic
 information,
 including
 oversight
 of
 Implementation
 (IR)
 Research
 and
 knowledge
management.
Learnings
and
analysis
are
subsequently
shared
with
TAConnect’s
Knowledge
 Manage-
ment
and
Communications
Unit
to
dissemi-
nate
findings
f rom
the
 deployments.
Response
Feedback
Mechanism
We
collaborate
with
the
Curve,
a
Bill
and
Melinda
Gates
Foundation
investment
 which
supports
partners
to
institutionalize
Response
Feedback
Mechanisms
 (RFM)
 into
 their
 programs
 to
 support
 learning,
 iteration
 and
 program
 improvements.
TAConnect
has
instituted
the
RFMs
into
its
deployments
with
an
objective
to
 ensure
 documentation
 of
 learnings
 for
 adaptation
 and
 iteration
 in
 providing
 technical
assistance
(TA)
to
states.


Board
Dr.
Mohammed
K.
Abdurrahman
Dr.
 Mohammed
 Kamal
 is
 a
 Medical
 Doctor
 with
 about
thirty
years’
experi-
ence
in
clinical
and
public
 health
 practice
 within
 and
 outside
 Nigeria.
 He
 trained
 as
 a
 medical
 Doctor
 in
 University
 of
 Maiduguri,
Royal
college
of
Surgeons
in
Ireland
and
 the
 Centre
 for
 Global
 Health,
 Trinity
 College
 University
of
Dublin
Ireland


Eyamba
T.
Nzekwu
Eyamba
 T.
 Nzekwu
 is
 a
 public
 finance
 professional
 with
 over
 30
 years’
 diversified
 experience
 in
 key
 leadership
roles
in
the
private
and
public
sectors
in
 Nigeria.
She
is
a
chartered
accountant
by
profession,
 an
 associate
 member
 of
 Chartered
 Institute
 of
 Arbitrators,
UK,
and
an
alumnus
of
Harvard
Kennedy
 School
 USA,
 currently
 sits
 on
 the
 boards
 of
 several
 companies.



Manasseh
Igyuh
Manasseh
is
a
Human
Resources
generalist
with
over
 20
 years’
 hands
 on
 experience
 managing
 every
 aspect
of
core
human
resource
manage-
ment
value
 chain
 which
 he
 applies
 with
 great
 passion
 towards
 every
 opportunity
 to
 build
 effcient
 institutional
 management
 strategy,
 systems
 and
 processes
 required
 to
 promote
 a
 positive
 work
 environment
 and
drive
high
performance.

John
Pilaku
John
Pilaku
is
a
public
finance,
operations
and
grants
 professional
with
over
18
years’
experience
providing
 financial,
 organizational,
 and
 adminis-
 trative
 leadership
over
large-scale
donor-funded
budgets
of
 up
to
$150M
in
the
health,
nutrition,
and
governance
 sectors,
 including
 USAID
 and
 other
 USG-funded
 activities.

Dr.
Lilian
Anomnachi
Dr.
Lilian
Anomnachi
is
a
global
health
development
 expert
 with
 over
 20
 years’
 experience
 in
 clinical
 health,
technical
programming
across
various
health
 diseases
areas
includ-
ing
HIV,
Malaria,
SRH,
MNCH,
 Nutrition,
TB,
CVD,
NCDs,
communication,
research
 and
behavior
change,
new
busi-
ness
development
 and
 health
 systems
 strengthening
 with
 focus
 on
 Primary
Health
Care


Team
Dr.
Lilian
 Anomnachi Executive
Director
Balarabe
Gaya
Strategic
Engagement
 Director
Dr.
Layi
Jaiyeola

Technical
Director
Adebanjo
Adetosoye

Program
Manager
Innocent
Philips

Finance
and
Admin 
Manager

Alewa
Ibrahim

Finance
and
Admin 
Manager

Abosede
Asabazele

Subawards
Manager

Damilola
Olaniyan

Monitoring
and
Evaluation 
Specialist

Sussan
Akila

Knowledge
Management
&
 Communication
Specialist

Falilat
Raji
 
Program
and
Admin
 Associate

Kingsley
Nasiru

Project
Driver


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