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UHC Day 2023: Nigeria UHC Forum Urges President Tinubu to Increase Financing for Health

The Managing Partner of DGI Consult, who is also the co-convener of the Nigeria UHC Forum, Dr. Gafar Alawode, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to increase spending on health to facilitate the expansion of health insurance coverage for the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria. Dr. Alawode made this... read more →

December 14, 2023
News

Optimising Resources for Accelerated Progress Towards UHC – Insights from the Health System Emerging Solutions Forum

“The optimal use of scarce resources, channelling of such resources to the points of best impact and putting in place accountability and result frameworks are needed now more than ever” – Dr. Muhammad Lawan Gana, Hon. Commissioner for Health, Yobe State. A World Health Organisation report estimates that 20% to... read more →

November 27, 2023
Blog, Events

PRESS RELEASE

RE: LAGOS STATE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER ON COMPULSORY SUBSCRIPTION TO SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE The Nigeria Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Forum received with great enthusiasm the news of the Executive Order signed by His Excellency Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the Executive Governor of Lagos State. This order, which makes it mandatory for... read more →

July 22, 2024
News, Press Release

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR EXTERNAL AUDIT AND TAX CONSULTING SERVICES

Background Development Governance International Consult (DGI Consult) Limited is a purpose-driven governance, institutional capacity-strengthening and research consulting firm. Strong belief in the centrality of robust governance systems, innovations, and leadership in solving development challenges across sectors forms the core of our company’s philosophy. Guided by this philosophy and driven by... read more →

June 4, 2024
Vacancies/Career

Stakeholders Identify Strategies for Effective Health Tax Policy Design and Implementation in Nigeria

Nigeria, like other Low-and-Middle-Income Countries (LMICs), is recording an increasing burden of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), as close to a third of all deaths in the country is now attributable to NCDs. It is imperative to deploy effective tools to tackle NCDs including health taxes by exploring the political and socio-economic... read more →

May 24, 2024
Events, News

Nutrition Desk Officers Trained on Community Management of Acute Malnutrition (CMAM) in Nasarawa and the FCT

In the quest to expand access to nutrition services for the vulnerable and marginalized population in target communities in Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State and AMAC and Bwari Area Council in the FCT, DGI through the Christian Aid Nigeria funded project - ‘’ ‘Integrated Approach to Building Community Resilience in... read more →

April 24, 2024
Events, News

Towards Repositioning Health Insurance Operations in Nasarawa State: DGI Supports NASHIA to Review its Operational Guideline

In 2020, DGI Consult supported the Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency (NASHIA) to develop its operational guideline as part of the technical support provided to NASHIA towards providing a sound operational framework for the commencement of full health insurance operations. After about three years of implementing the state health insurance... read more →

April 21, 2024
Projects

Costing and Financial Modelling of Reproductive and Maternal Health Program Using the OneHealth Tool

Inadequate financing has been identified as a major factor that affects the implementation of strategies geared towards improving reproductive and maternal health (RMH) in Nigeria. To transform the financing landscape for reproductive and maternal health in Nigeria, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) engaged DGI Consult at the National (Federal... read more →

April 21, 2024
Projects

Promoting Effective Intra-Sectoral Coordination Among Health MDAs in Nasarawa State

In a bid to reposition the health sector landscape in Nasarawa State through effective intra-sectoral coordination, which has been identified as a gap among health Ministry, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health in collaboration with DGI Consult hosted a 2-day retreat for the heads of health... read more →

April 21, 2024
Events

Organizational Capacity of SSHIAs and SPHCDAs in Nasarawa, Plateau and Zamfara States Strengthened for improved Service Delivery

In the quest for expanding access to sustainable pro-poor health financing options and essential health services for the poor and vulnerable population, DGI Consult commenced capacity strengthening for State Social Health Insurance Agencies (SSHIAs) and State Primary Health Care Development Agencies (SPHCDAs) in Nasarawa, Plateau and Zamfara, with funding from... read more →

April 21, 2024
Projects

Designing Viable Interventions to Optimize Human Resource for Health in Kaduna, Kano and Lagos States

In 2023, DGI Consult conducted a detailed Human Resource for Health (HRH) situational analysis in 10 Bill and Melinda Gates (BMGF)-supported states to understand the gaps in HRH policy, financing and management and their implications for workforce optimization, and ultimately service delivery. The analysis also identified existing promising HRH-optimizing interventions and made... read more →

April 21, 2024
Projects

Nasarawa State Health MDAs Identify Effective Mechanisms to Promote Intra-sectoral Coordination

In a bid to reposition the health sector landscape in Nasarawa State through effective intra-sectoral coordination, which has been identified as a gap among health Ministry Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health in collaboration with DGI Consult hosted a 2-day retreat for the heads of the... read more →

February 23, 2024
News