Jennifer Ako is a trained accountant with years of experience working on donor-funded projects in Nigeria. She worked as an accountant at the European Union, increasing non-state actors and implementing development expertise (INSIDE)Other projects she worked on include the DFiD-funded Partnership for Transforming Health Systems 2 (PATHS 2), the USAID-funded... read more →
Nov
20
Nov
20
Kafayat Alawode is a development practitioner with work experience in the public health and banking sectors. She has many years of experience in project management, research, business development, knowledge management, and human resources management. She holds a Master’s degree in Sustainable Development from the School of Oriental and African Studies... read more →
Nov
20
Dr. Gafar Alawode is an experienced public health practitioner and a seasoned program manager. He has managed several donor-funded development projects at the senior level in Nigeria and other developing countries, including Liberia and Uganda. He was a Country Manager for Liverpool Associates in Tropical Health (LATH), State Team Lead... read more →
Nov
12
Development Governance International (DGI) Consult is set to host its first annual thought leadership forum, tagged Health System Emerging Solutions Forum, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in Abuja. The maiden edition of the forum is themed "Optimising Resources for Accelerated Progress Towards Universal Health... read more →
Nov
10
Introduction With the rising prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in West Africa, a region made up of low- income and low and middle-income countries, it is evident that the pattern of disease occurrence has shifted. Projections although based on minimal data show that at this pace, NCDs will surpass infectious... read more →
Oct
15
DGI Consult has facilitated a four-day Organisational Capacity Strengthening (OCS) workshop in Nasarawa State to build the individual, organisational, and system capacity of the Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency (NASHIA) and the Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NAPHDA). It was earlier reported that DGI Consult had been engaged by... read more →
Sep
18
The Development Governance International (DGI) Consult, a consulting firm that partners with multiple agencies to optimise health finance and governance on a global scale, has provided technical assistance and programme support to the Nasarawa Health Insurance Agency (NASHIA) for the review of its operational guideline. The review of NASHIA’s operational... read more →
Aug
08
Job Title: Media and Communication Specialist Location: Abuja Background Development Governance International (DGI) Consult is a purpose-driven governance, research, and institutional capacity-strengthening consulting firm. We implement health systems strengthening-related development projects in at least fifteen states in Nigeria with funding from a wide array of donor agencies and government institutions.... read more →
May
23
In a bid to raise the accountability bar for health financing including the implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) towards achieving UHC, DGI Consult in collaboration with the Health Sector Reform Coalition (HSRC) with the support of the USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS) piloted the... read more →
May
19
To articulate targeted interventions for improving human resource for health (HRH) and optimizing the performance of the existing health workforce in Nigeria, DGI Consult has been engaged by the Bills and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to develop its Nigeria Country Office HRH strategy through evidence gathering in 10 BMGF supported... read more →