McEnies Global Communications, partners WISER Health

The Chief Executive Officer, McEnies Global Communication, Dr. Omolaraeni Olaosebikan has expressed the company’s readiness in making meteorological data more usable for health-sector decision-makers through detailed community surveys and strong collaboration with NiMet and other stakeholders.

Dr. Olaosebikan made this known in Lagos while sharing insights on Weather and Climate Information Services for Resilience (WISER) Health project led by the UK Met Office and NiMet, in partnership with the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) and the Rockefeller Foundation.

The project, which according to her, aims at enhancing the quality, accessibility, and use of weather and climate forecasts and warnings by Nigeria’s health sector to better address climate-sensitive health challenges, is in line with Nigeria’s third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), which calls for delivering an integrated climate, health, and environmental early warning system across at least 18 states by 2030.

While reiterating the McEnies’s commitment to leading efforts in making meteorological data more usable for health-sector decision-makers, she noted the company, through detailed community surveys in various Nigerian states and strong collaboration with NiMet and other stakeholders, has crafted strategies that prioritize the needs of the vulnerable populations across rural, urban, coastal, and informal communities.

“McEnies plays an active role in facilitating cross-sectorial workshops and community-level surveys, ensuring early warning services are people-led, inclusive, and tailored to local realities. This approach complements the broader multi-agency collaboration driving Nigeria’s National Early Warning Services for Health (WISER) workshop and ongoing initiatives.

“As climate change intensifies health risks such as heat stress and vector-borne diseases, the WISER Health project seeks to make climate information truly usable for health agencies, ensuring timely, equitable, and locally relevant responses to emerging challenges. The project benefits from partnerships with global experts from the UK Government, the Rockefeller Foundation, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization, among others.

Noting that climate information holds untapped potential to transform health outcomes, she revealed that the focus of McEnies’ partnership with WISER Health is about making this data truly usable for health agencies, ensuring timely, equitable, and locally relevant responses.

“This effort is part of a larger national commitment to building climate-resilient health systems through partnership and innovation.

“This initiative builds on McEnies Global Communications’ proven track record from 2023, when the company successfully partnered with the UK Met Office and FCDO to develop and implement strategic communications protocols designed to mitigate flooding risks across Nigeria’s most vulnerable communities. That project enhanced public awareness and improved coordination among key disaster management agencies, demonstrating the power of targeted, data-driven communication to save lives and protect livelihoods.

“Leveraging the insights and relationships established through that work, McEnies is now expanding its focus to integrate climate information with health sector planning, addressing emerging threats like heat stress and vector-borne diseases with the same commitment to impact and inclusivity.

“McEnies remains committed to leveraging innovative communication solutions that foster resilience and sustainable development in Nigeria and beyond,” she stated.