Government spending on health in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) falls short of recommended benchmarks needed to make significant progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). As a case in point, Lesotho was the only SSA country that spent up to 5% of its GDP on health in 2018, while there was no... read more →
Feb
06
Dec
21
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2 is one of the 17 SDGs established by the United Nations in 2015 which aims to achieve zero hunger by 2030. Click here to view this newsletter
Dec
21
The House of Representatives Committee on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has debunked reports that the Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goals (OSSAP-SDGs spent N26.9 billion in COVID-19 funds. Click here to view this newsletter
Dec
21
As part of efforts geared towards bridging the resource gap for family planning commodity procurement and distribution, DGI Consult was engaged by the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) to conduct fiscal space analysis for family planning commodity financing at the national level and in Lagos and Kaduna States. The project... read more →
Dec
15
The DGI Consult team is glad to be engaged by USAID TB LON3 project led by IHVN as an Implementing Entity for domestic resource mobilization stream of work in Lagos, Oyo and Ogun States. DGI Consult will provide technical support in the areas of budget advocacy and integration of TB... read more →
Nov
26
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that efforts at ending a preventable and curable disease like Tuberculosis are now complicated because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Click here to view this newsletter
Nov
26
The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has provided a new impetus for putting in place plans to prepare for health emergencies in the future. Click here to view this newsletter
Nov
12
The Minister of Health Dr. Osagie Ehanire, has called for the improved and continuous partnership between the private sector and the government towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC). Click here to view this newsletter
Nov
12
The Federal Government has provided explanation why it failed for the umpteenth time to meet the Abuja Declaration by African leaders in 2001 and the World Health Organisation (WHO) to allocate, at least, 15 per cent of yearly national budgets to health. Click here to view this newsletter
Nov
12
The House of Representatives has expressed deep concern over the non-implementation of Zonal Intervention Projects (ZIPs) in the 2020 budget by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) office. Click here to view this newsletter
