Aug
21
Nigeria faces a disproportionately high burden of maternal and child mortality despite significant global and national efforts. In 2023, the country accounted for nearly 29% of all maternal deaths globally, with over 75,000 maternal deaths recorded.[1] Neonatal and under-five mortality rates also remain far above global targets, pointing to persistent...
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Jul
27
To deploy an objective means of identifying the poor and vulnerable populations, the implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) and Vulnerable Group Fund (VGF), DGI Consult team supported the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to develop a nationwide vulnerability assessment and mapping tool. The process began with...
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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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