A Report of At-Scale Distribution of Chlorhexidine Digluconate 7.1% Gel for Newborn Cord Care to 36,404 Newborns in Sokoto State, Nigeria: Initial Lessons Learned

Nosakhare Orobaton; Dele Abegunde; Kamil Shoretire; Jumare Abdulazeez; Bolaji Fapohunda; Goli Lamiri; Abubakar Maishanu; Akeem Ganiyu; Eric Ndifon; Ringpon Gwamzhi; Matthew Osborne-Smith

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0134040

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A Report of At-Scale Distribution of Chlorhexidine Digluconate 7.1% Gel for Newborn Cord Care to 36,404 Newborns in Sokoto State, Nigeria: Initial Lessons Learned

Nosakhare Orobaton ,

* E-mail: norobaton@jsi.com

Affiliations United States Agency for International Development/Targeted States High Impact Project, Sokoto Nigeria, John Snow, Inc. Research & Training Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Dele Abegunde,

Affiliations United States Agency for International Development/Targeted States High Impact Project, Sokoto Nigeria, John Snow, Inc. Research & Training Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Kamil Shoretire,

Affiliations United States Agency for International Development/Targeted States High Impact Project, Sokoto Nigeria, Jhpiego, Baltimore, MD, United States of America
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Jumare Abdulazeez,

Affiliations United States Agency for International Development/Targeted States High Impact Project, Sokoto Nigeria, John Snow, Inc. Research & Training Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Bolaji Fapohunda,

Affiliations United States Agency for International Development/Targeted States High Impact Project, Sokoto Nigeria, John Snow, Inc. Research & Training Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Goli Lamiri,

Affiliation European Union Support to Immunization Governance in Nigeria (EU-SIGN Project), Abuja, Nigeria
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Abubakar Maishanu,

Affiliations United States Agency for International Development/Targeted States High Impact Project, Sokoto Nigeria, John Snow, Inc. Research & Training Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Akeem Ganiyu,

Affiliations United States Agency for International Development/Targeted States High Impact Project, Sokoto Nigeria, John Snow, Inc. Research & Training Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Eric Ndifon,

Affiliations United States Agency for International Development/Targeted States High Impact Project, Sokoto Nigeria, John Snow, Inc. Research & Training Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Ringpon Gwamzhi,

Affiliations United States Agency for International Development/Targeted States High Impact Project, Sokoto Nigeria, John Snow, Inc. Research & Training Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America
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Matthew Osborne-Smith

Affiliation Partners in Health, Boston, MA, United States of America
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A Report of At-Scale Distribution of Chlorhexidine Digluconate 7.1% Gel for Newborn Cord Care to 36,404 Newborns in Sokoto State, Nigeria: Initial Lessons Learned

Nosakhare Orobaton,
Dele Abegunde,
Kamil Shoretire,
Jumare Abdulazeez,
Bolaji Fapohunda,
Goli Lamiri,
Abubakar Maishanu,
Akeem Ganiyu,
Eric Ndifon,
Ringpon Gwamzhi

Published: July 30, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0134040

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