2025 Concordia Annual Summit

Concordia Testimonial: H.E. Toyin Ojora Saraki

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H.E. Toyin Ojora Saraki

Session Summary

Important
Quotations

"The most durable solutions to humanity's hardest problems arise when public, private, and civil society leaders meet as equals, listen with humility, and act with shared purpose."
H.E. Toyin Ojora Saraki

Key
Takeaways

  • The Power of Cross-Sector Partnership: Durable solutions emerge through collaborative leadership, where public, private, and civil society leaders act with shared purpose; Concordia’s 15 years of convening power show that aligning national ambition with global standards delivers tangible results, better trained midwives, improved maternal and child survival rates, and stronger community resilience.

 

  • From Dialogue to Impact: Concordia transforms conversations into measurable action, turning New York discussions into clinical protocols in Lagos and building safer supply chains and accountable data partnerships, while scaling evidence-based solutions from pilot to policy to population.

 

  • Building for Sustainability: Success depends on coalitions that outlast political cycles and prioritize measurable outcomes, with progress defined by lives improved rather than meetings held.

 

  • Mission Urgency After 15 Years: After 15 years, Concordia’s mission is more urgent than ever, ensuring critical issues like maternal health translate into concrete differences between access and absence for vulnerable populations.

Action
Items

  • Partnership Formation: Identify one specific partnership to formalize and define clear roles and responsibilities for all involved parties.

 

  • Barrier Removal: Pinpoint one concrete barrier that can be eliminated and develop actionable steps to address systemic obstacles.

 

  • Measurable Outcomes: Establish one specific metric for progress tracking and commit to reporting results to the Concordia community next year.

 

  • Focus Areas for Impact: Prioritize safe births and improved maternal health outcomes, stronger health systems and institutional capacity, and expanded opportunities for women and girls.

 

  • Implementation Approach: Ensure shared purpose extends beyond the summit, prioritize practical and transparent initiatives, build durable coalitions that outlast political cycles, and focus on scaling successful pilots to policy and population levels.

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