McEnies International Communications is advancing the usage of climate and local weather information in Nigeria’s well being sector via the Climate and Local weather Data Companies for Resilience (WISER) Well being venture.
The initiative is led by the UK Met Workplace and the Nigerian Meteorological Company (NiMet) in partnership with the UK International, Commonwealth & Growth Workplace (FCDO) and the Rockefeller Basis.
The Chief Govt Officer of McEnies International Communications, Dr Omolaraeni Olaosebikan, mentioned the corporate is working to make meteorological information extra actionable for health-sector decision-makers. “Local weather info holds untapped potential to rework well being outcomes. Our work with WISER Well being ensures well timed, equitable and regionally related responses,” she mentioned.
She disclosed in a press release that “McEnies is collaborating with key companies, together with the Federal Ministry of Well being and the Nationwide Emergency Administration Authority (NEMA), and is conducting neighborhood surveys and cross-sectoral workshops to make sure early warning companies are inclusive and aware of native realities. The initiative builds on McEnies’ 2023 partnership with the UK Met Workplace and FCDO to develop communication methods mitigating flooding dangers in Nigeria. Classes from that venture at the moment are being utilized to combine local weather info into well being sector planning.
By way of WISER Well being, McEnies and its companions goal to strengthen Nigeria’s climate-resilient well being methods by making certain actionable information informs decision-making and response methods throughout weak communities.”