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...
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Aug
03
In the quest for improving the institutional and operational capacity of Gombe State Contributory Health Management Agency (Go-Health) to fully implement its contributory health scheme, DGI Consult is currently providing technical support for the agency. The support is designed to strengthen the institutional capacity of Go-Health and place it on...
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Aug
03
DGI Consult supported the Oyo State Ministry of Health to develop the state’s Health Financing Policy and Strategy in alignment with the state’s objective of ensuring predictable and sustainable financing for health and financial risk protection for all Oyo State residents as outlined in the Oyo State Strategic Health Development...
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Aug
03
DGI Consult supported the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) 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 in Lagos State on enrolment of their members into the Lagos State Health Scheme (LSHS)....
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Jun
15
As part of efforts towards achieving sustainable investment in epidemic preparedness and bridging the identifiable gaps in Nigeria's health security landscape, DGI Consult has been engaged by Global Health Advocacy Incubator (GHAI) to conduct an assessment on program opportunities to engage the private sector, development partners and others on epidemic...
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May
01
Evidence from the past nine years of FP commodity financing showed that donors account for more than 70% of all funds used for FP commodity procurement in the country. The funding gap widens as demand for FP services increases. In the quest for improving funding for FP commodity procurement, DGI...
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Apr
28
UHC-related policy thrusts like any other social policy often suffer implementation setbacks at the grassroots due to lack of capacity and ownership at that level. The LGAs have important roles to play in the implementation of public policies being the closest tier of government to the citizenry but they hardly feature...
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Apr
26
Signing the National Health Bill into an Act at the twilight of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2014 was greeted with euphoria largely because it paved the way for implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The euphoria was understandable because the BHCPF was envisaged to play a pivotal...
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Apr
06
Nigeria's Huge TB burden is largely attributable to the wide gap in financing TB activities articulated in the National TB Strategic Plan; in 2018, only a quarter of funds needed for TB implementation was mobilized. Domestic financing accounted for less than 10% of the annual budget for TB in Nigeria,...
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Mar
25
Towards achieving sustainable financing for TB in supported states, DGI Consult with funding from USAID TB LON3 project supported each of Oyo, Ogun, and Lagos States’ Health Insurance Agencies to develop a roadmap for integration of TB services into their respective benefits package. The integration roadmaps were developed alongside coverage...
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