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... read more →
Oct
24
Oct
24
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... read more →
Oct
24
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... read more →
Oct
24
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... read more →
Oct
24
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... read more →
Oct
24
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... read more →
Oct
22
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... read more →
Aug
04
Tuesday 13th of July, 2021 marked a significant milestone in the quest to improve access to quality and affordable health care at the grassroots as a flag-off ceremony was held to officially mark the commencement of the Christian Aid-funded UHC Intervention being implemented by DGI Consult in Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State.... read more →
Aug
04
To improve budgetary execution rate which has been identified as a major challenge that militates against adequate public spending on health in Lagos state, DGI Consult engaged key stakeholders in the health and central budget agencies through a capacity-building workshop. The capacity building workshop was held to deepen the understanding... read more →
Aug
04
The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has launched the global community into a health crisis of an unanticipated magnitude, with far-reaching socio-economic consequences. The vulnerability of the Nigerian economy to global shocks and the country’s suboptimal level of preparedness and response to epidemics was exposed by the associated economic and health... read more →