Corona Management Systems

📻 Bringing Maternal and Child Health to the Airwaves

Ahead of the Optimised Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Week (OMNCHW), taking place from 8–12 June, CMS joined the State Health Educator of the Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board on Rhythm 93.7 FM, Port Harcourt, to discuss the importance of the week and the services that will be available to communities across Rivers State.

OMNCHW provides an opportunity for mothers, newborns, children, and families to access essential health services, including antenatal care, immunisation, nutrition support, newborn care, and family planning.

Through trusted platforms such as radio, we are helping to ensure that families have access to timely, accurate information about the services available to them and where they can access them.

For communities in Rivers State, these services are coming closer to home. Take advantage of the opportunity and encourage others to do the same. 💙

Patrick Chibueze Oluh

This moment took months to build.

What you see is a baby receiving a vaccine. What you do not see is everything that made it possible: The community health worker who visited this family before they ever came to a clinic, the conversations that addressed a mother's concerns, and the trust built slowly over time.

A vaccine only protects when it reaches the child, and reaching the child requires far more than supply chains and schedules. It requires communities that trust the process, mothers who feel heard and respected, and health workers who show up consistently even when the road is long and the resistance is real.

Because behind every child protected is a community that chose to act.

Addressing Misinformation in Childhood Immunisation

Misinformation remains one of the quiet barriers to childhood immunisation.

When families are uncertain about vaccines, decisions get delayed and even short delays can leave children unprotected during critical periods of vulnerability.

Globally, immunisation has saved millions of lives, yet gaps in coverage persist. According to the latest World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF estimates, 14.3 million children worldwide are `zero-dose´ they have not received a single vaccine of any kind.

Not because services do not exist, but because access, awareness, and trust are not always aligned. More than half of these children live in just nine countries, including Nigeria.

Strengthening immunisation systems therefore goes beyond availability. It requires clear, accurate information reaching caregivers at the right time, so that decisions are informed by facts, not fear.

At the heart of this is trust. Through community-centred approaches, Corona Management Systems engages caregivers, traditional and faith leaders, and frontline health workers to address misconceptions, strengthen confidence in vaccines, and ensure families have the information they need to make informed decisions for their children.

Because when families are informed, children are better protected.