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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... read more →

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... read more →

In Nigeria, a staggering 80% of diabetic patients finance their medical bills through personal income or family support, with less than 10% having insurance coverage for essential medications and tests.[1] This low financial protection, coupled with the effect of inflation on the prices of antidiabetic medications has reduced diabetic patients’... read more →

In view of the prevailing situation of internal displacement in Zamfara State caused mainly by insecurity, DGI Consult was engaged by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) to support the Zamfara State government to domesticate the National Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) policy, as a framework to guide multi-sectoral response to the... read more →

Following the Supreme Court’s judgement that granted Local Government Authorities (LGAs) financial autonomy, DGI Consult commissioned research to explore the potential implications of the autonomy on primary health care delivery, funded by the International Rescue Committee (IRC). The policy analysis assessed the potential implications of the LGA financial autonomy for... read more →

DGI Consult was engaged by the Agency to conduct an outcome assessment of UNICEF intervention in two zero-dose LGAs in Yobe State. Through the support of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), YSCHMA enrolled 10,000 vulnerable pregnant women, under-5 children, and other indigent groups in  two priority zero-dose local government... read more →