MWAN National President at the Strategic Round Table on Uterine Health in Nigeria

STRATEGIC ROUNDTABLE MEETING ON UTERINE HEALTH IN NIGERIA

Date: Thursday, July 31st, 2025
Venue: Abuja Continental Hotel, Ladi Kwali Way, Abuja, Nigeria
Time: 9.00 am – 5.00 pm

Theme: Elevating Uterine Health as a National Priority Agenda

Background and Context
Uterine health conditions like fibroids, abnormal uterine bleeding, adenomyosis, chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, and menopause impact millions of Nigerian women but are often excluded from national health policies and services. These chronic conditions affect women’s physical, mental, and economic well-being and are frequently underdiagnosed or ignored. Fibroids alone account for nearly 30% of gynecological consultations at Nigerian tertiary hospitals, highlighting the urgent need for action. With Uterine health missing from the key national frameworks, this roundtable seeks to break the silence, mobilize political will, and catalyze solutions that position uterine health as a public health priority in Nigeria.

Strategic Objectives

1. Make the National Case: Position uterine health—including fibroids, abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB), adenomyosis, chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, and menopause—as a neglected public health priority. Emphasize its widespread impact on women across the life course, and the urgent need for policy and financing integration within Nigeria’s national health strategies.
2. Unpack the Scope of Uterine Health: Expand the understanding of uterine health beyond reproductive years to encompass hormonal, inflammatory, pain-related, and life-course conditions. Emphasize how these conditions intersect with gender equity, economic productivity, and health systems performance—and must be integrated into Nigeria’s PHC, NCD, and RMNCAEH+N frameworks.
3. ⁠Introduce the Uterine Health Fund (UHF) by Youterus: Present the UHF as a catalytic, continental wide financing and care model designed to improve access to diagnosis, treatment (including surgery), and research. Emphasize its alignment with national priorities, potential for scalability, and relevance to strengthening primary and community-based care for women.