MNCH2 re-activated the Jigawa Operational Research Advisory Committee (ORAC) and developed a database for capturing all submitted protocols and approved studies. The Research Advisory Committee process has sustained improvements in the institutional environment for operational research in Jigawa State, as well as creating a solid platform for increasing and improving evidence-based data to inform the sustainable scale up of improved services. This has gone a long way in strengthening stakeholder’s skills in searching for the need to generate more robust evidence to help the state achieve a strong health system.
