One Tablet. 15 Nutrients. A Healthy Pregnancy.

In Nigeria, most pregnancies go without the prenatal vitamins standard in high-income countries, allowing preventable disability and maternal and infant death. Evidence Action piloted a solution to provide these life-saving tablets through Nigeria's existing health system.

The Challenge

For women like Amarachi, Katibi, and Jenniffer, pregnancy brings excitement and joy alongside fear. Nigeria accounts for nearly one in five maternal deaths worldwide. These pregnant mothers don’t receive the comprehensive prenatal vitamins standard in high-income countries. The result is preventable death and disability for mothers and their babies.

Maternal nutrition and gender equality are inextricably linked, with malnutrition undermining women's health, economic potential, and autonomy. This creates a cycle of disempowerment that can span generations.

The Solution

Evidence Action piloted a new approach to deliver these vitamins to pregnant mothers at no cost to them.

Instead of paying for less-effective tablets that required multiple to be taken daily, Amarachi, Katibi, and Jenniffer take just one tablet per day. The fifteen nutrients in this tablet help their bodies properly circulate oxygen, absorb nutrients, and ward off unwanted symptoms fatigue, dizziness, and nausea.

Word is spreading about how effective this solution is. Healthcare workers like Oluwatoyin reported an increase in pregnant women visiting the prenatal care clinics because other mothers were celebrating their experience receiving the free supplements and feeling better. And, male partners are more involved, like Mr. Taiwo who’s focused on reminding his partner to take her pill and welcoming a daughter to their family.

$37

Exceptional Return on Investment

Every dollar invested in this intervention generates $37 in economic returns — making it a global best investment for maternal and child health (source).

8% Reduction in Stillbirths

Compared to the current supplements, these comprehensive prenatal vitamins reduce stillbirths by 8% (source), low birthweight by 14%, and small-for-gestational-age births by 8% (source).

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About the Accelerator

Evidence Action's Accelerator identifies breakthrough health solutions, pressures tests them, and pilots only the most promising. From investing in children’s health to treating pregnant mothers to making water safe to drink, all of our work is grounded in rigorous evidence and data. And, we only scale programs with extraordinary impact per dollar spent.

MMS represents this approach: evidence-backed intervention, urgent need, and strong government buy-in. We're proving that this delivery model works at scale.

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About Evidence Action

Evidence Action partners with governments to deliver proven, cost-effective health interventions at massive scale — from helping India protect hundreds of millions of children from parasitic worms to ensuring every prenatal clinic in Liberia provides syphilis testing. Our model focuses on evidence, cost-effectiveness, scale, and sustainability to ensure every dollar drives measurable impact for the people who need it most.