08/10/2026
Strengthening rural emergency and maternal care in Imo State.
For people in rural and hard-to-reach communities, getting the appropriate care in an emergency can depend on how quickly they can be connected to a health facility equipped to respond.
We joined the Imo State Ministry of Health and Social Services and its agencies for the state-level flag-off and activation of the Rural Emergency Service and Maternal Transport (RESMAT) programme, an initiative designed to improve access to timely emergency and maternal healthcare across the state.
The event brought together stakeholders and partners, including the Imo State Primary Health Care Development Agency (ISPHCDA), State-Wide Approach (SWAp), and the Nigerian Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative (NHSRII), marking an important step towards a more coordinated emergency response across Imo State.
For CMS, this builds on our experience developing Sentinel, a system that connects people at the scene of an emergency with facilities that can provide definitive care, coordinates responses, and helps ensure critical information is not lost between the scene and the health facility.
It is the same principle at work: In an emergency, the time it takes to reach the right care can make a critical difference.