Given the importance of the media in shaping opinion, sensitizing the populace, and holding policymakers accountable, the UHC 2023 Forum in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat and Chatham House UK organized a media engagement workshop on 28th June, 2022. The workshop was aimed at leveraging the crucial role... read more →
Aug
07
Aug
07
To raise the accountability bar for health sector financing including the implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC), DGI Consult partnered with the Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON), the World Health Organization (WHO), Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (LISDEL), Africa Health... read more →
Aug
05
To inform targeted interventions for improvement in service delivery in the health, education, and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sectors, it is important to identify the gaps in service delivery and the underlying causes of suboptimal service delivery. In view of this, DGI Consult was engaged by Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI) to conduct a service delivery gap analysis for Education, Health and WASH sectors in Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bauchi, Ebonyi, Gombe and Sokoto States. The analysis... read more →
Aug
04
In furtherance of the objective of putting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on the political front burner ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections, the UHC 2023 Forum in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat and Chatham House UK has launched the citizen-led health agenda as a milestone towards engaging... read more →
Apr
28
The recently published Lancet Nigeria Commission (LNC) generates landmark evidence on the country’s health system gaps and context-appropriate policy options to transform Nigeria’s health sector landscape. The findings and recommendations presented in the document are particularly important at this point considering Nigeria’s forthcoming general elections that come with a... read more →
Apr
23
By Sekinat Sanusi Program Officer, DGI Consult Background Universal health coverage is a top priority on the global development agenda as evidenced by its inclusion in the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the widespread global support for universal health coverage, Nigeria is progressing at a slow pace in achieving... read more →
Apr
23
In furtherance of the objective of putting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) on the political front burner ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections, the UHC 2023 Forum in collaboration with the Nigeria Governors’ Forum Secretariat and Chatham House UK organized a workshop to commence the process of articulating a citizen-led... read more →
Apr
23
Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases and a concerted effort is required to eliminate it. To commemorate this year’s World TB Day, DGI Consult joined other stakeholders in the supported States of Bauchi, Benue, Kano, Kaduna, Katsina, Lagos, Nasarawa, Oyo, Ogun, Plateau and Taraba to remind the... read more →
Apr
23
To improve budget performance which has been identified as a major challenge that militates against adequate public spending on health in Ogun state, DGI Consult through the USAID-funded TB LON-3 Project engaged key stakeholders in the health and budget ministries and agencies through a 1-day capacity-building workshop. The capacity building... read more →
Apr
23
In the quest for improving funding for sexual and reproductive health (SRH), Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) engaged DGI Consult to conduct a detailed fiscal space assessment to uncover potential sources of additional funds for SRH in Kaduna, Kano, Katsina and Rivers States. The FSA identified the factors responsible for... read more →