Jul
25
As a major step toward advancing climate resilience in Nasarawa State, the State Ministry of Finance has pledged to support relevant sectors in creating dedicated budget lines for climate action. The commitment was made during the capacity-building and sensitization workshop on climate change and health, organized by the Nasarawa State...
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Jun
22
DGI Consult is pleased to announce that the above-captioned peer-reviewed research paper written by our team has been published by the Human Resources for Health journal. The paper describes a health workforce optimization framework and its application in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with Nigeria serving as a case study....
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Jun
22
In the published commentary, the DGI Consult team examined the implications of US aid cuts and explored alternatives for sustainable financing for health. Considering the fiscal constraints and heavy debt burden in many LMICs, we called for a regional and international movement in support of the Debt-to-Health Swap (D2H) agenda....
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Jun
10
Reforming public health expenditure is crucial for Nigeria’s health policy goals, particularly in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This requires increased budget allocations and expenditure and ensuring that available resources are efficiently and effectively utilized to improve healthcare delivery. Recognizing these challenges, Development Governance International (DGI) Consult, with funding from...
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May
21
The health burden of climate change is enormous, and the annual adaptation financing gap for health in LMIC is estimated at USD 11 billion. However, health accounts for less than 0.5% of multilateral funding for climate financing. Limited awareness of health priorities within multilateral climate funds has been recognized as...
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May
16
In a significant stride toward building a climate-resilient health system, the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMoH&SW), in partnership with Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)/Lafiya Programme, convened a three-day workshop to develop a roadmap for the domestication of Nigeria’s Health National Adaptation Plan (HNAP) for nine pilot...
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May
09
Reforming public health expenditure is crucial for Nigeria’s health policy goals, particularly in achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). This requires increased budget allocations and expenditure, and ensuring that available resources are efficiently and effectively utilized to improve healthcare delivery. However, persistent challenges in health financing continue to hinder progress toward...
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May
06
The health burden of climate change is enormous, and the annual adaptation financing gap for health in LMIC is estimated at USD 11 billion. However, health accounts for less than 0.5% of multilateral funding for climate financing. Limited awareness of health priorities within multilateral climate funds has been recognized as...
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May
04
DGI Consult conducted public health expenditure analysis and produced budget briefs in Jigawa, Kebbi, Katsina, Zamfara, Niger, Taraba, Gombe and Bayelsa States with funding from United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The analysis provided insights into health sector budget allocations, expenditures, and budget performance in the last 5 fiscal years. It...
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May
04
In 2020, DGI Consult provided start-up technical support to Gombe State Contributory Health Care Management Agency (GoHealth) to provide a sound operational framework for the commencement of full health insurance operations. After about five years of implementing the state health insurance scheme, DGI Consult was engaged to provide additional technical...
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