UNICEF, Adamawa meet over 2021 MICS, NICS reports
AREWA AGENDA – United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Adamawa State government, yesterday, met in Yola, the state capital, to deliberate on the 2021 Multiple Indicators Cluster Survey (MICS) and National Immunisation Coverage Survey (NICS) reports released late this year.
UNICEF Planning and Monitoring Specialist, Bauchi Field Office, Stanley Garuba, said the meeting was for the dissemination of the 2021 MICS/NICS reports.
According to him, MICS is a household survey developed by UNICEF to assist countries in filling data gaps for monitoring human development indicators in general and the situation of children and women.
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“National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) implemented MICS, which provides data on child mortality, health, nutrition, education, social protection, women’s healthcare and empowerment, water, sanitation and hygiene,” he stated. NICS assesses vaccination coverage provided through the health systems.”
The survey measures government’s progress towards national commitments and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), he added.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary Adamawa State Planning Commission, Mr. Ardo Shehu, said dissemination of the 2021 MICS/NICS reports was to ensure that the key findings were communicated to internal and external stakeholders to maximise the use of the result for planning and decision-making, based on identified gaps.
Source: The Guardian
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