After about a year of implementing the Domestic Resource Mobilization (DRM) stream of the USAID-funded TB-LON 3 project in 3 states, DGI Consult has also been engaged as an implementing partner on the TB LON 1&2 project led by KNCV. DGI will be implementing the DRM stream of work in Plateau, Taraba, Benue, Katsina, Kaduna, Read More
The Christian Aid-funded UHC Project in Keffi LGA being implemented by DGI Consult has recorded a significant milestone in the quest to improve quality and affordable healthcare at the grassroots. Combining effective community engagement with purchase of health insurance premium for the poor and vulnerable population has led to increased service utilization across the four Read More
DGI Consult through the TB LON3 supported the Ogun State Health Insurance Agency (OGSHIA) to promote its health insurance enrolment drive through informal sector engagement. The firm co-facilitated a workshop to engage the umbrella bodies of the informal sector groups in Ogun State on enrolment of their members into the Ogun State Health Insurance Scheme Read More
Effective coordination and mobilization of available resources for TB in Lagos state requires strategic coordination of TB partners in the state to achieve the best possible results from TB investments. DGI Consult through the TB LON3 project facilitated a workshop to support the Lagos State TB and Leprosy Control Program to identify key strategies for Read More
As part of the technical support to improve the institutional and operational capacity of Gombe State Contributory Health Management Agency (GoHealth) to fully implement its contributory health scheme, DGI Consult supported the Agency to develop its Strategic Plan, operational manuals and Service Level Agreement (SLA). Thereafter, DGI Consult co-facilitated a 3-day technical workshop with members Read More
In order to fulfil its mandate of expanding health insurance coverage to the teeming population of Lagos State, the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) is set to reposition its regulatory structure and functions geared towards improving the quality of health insurance operations of the Agency. To enhance the Agency’s capacity to effectively discharge its Read More
In the quest for improving financing for Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH), which has other socio-economic implications beyond the health sector, DGI Consult was engaged by Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to conduct a detailed Fiscal Space Analysis (FSA) for SRH in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Rivers States. The FSA identified the factors responsible for Read More
One year after supporting the Yobe State Contributory Health Management Agency (YSCHMA) to develop its Strategic Plan and SOPs towards the commencement of the state’s Contributory Health Scheme, the Agency has engaged DGI Consult to conduct a client’s satisfaction survey for the scheme. As part of the evaluation of the contributory health scheme, the survey Read More
By Ayomide Adewoyin Program Officer, DGI Consult Background Nigeria, with an estimated population of 208 million people, is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world. With an annual population growth rate of 2.58% and a total fertility rate of 5.3 births per woman, the country is Read More
Date: 21/10/2021 Problem Statement: The high burden of diseases in Nigeria is largely attributable to grossly inadequate funding for health in the country. Nigeria’s health financing landscape is characterized by suboptimal public investment in health as the government spends less than 1% of the country’s GDP on health, which is among the lowest in the Read More