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Promoting Effective Intra-Sectoral Coordination Among Health MDAs in Nasarawa State
In a bid to reposition the health sector landscape in Nasarawa State through effective intra-sectoral coordination, which has been identified as a gap among health Ministry, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health in collaboration with DGI Consult hosted a 2-day retreat for the heads of health MDAs in Nasarawa State to…
Nasarawa State Health MDAs Identify Effective Mechanisms to Promote Intra-sectoral Coordination
In a bid to reposition the health sector landscape in Nasarawa State through effective intra-sectoral coordination, which has been identified as a gap among health Ministry Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health in collaboration with DGI Consult hosted a 2-day retreat for the heads of the health agencies and institutions in…
FMOH to Deploy a Financial Modelling Tool to Improve Reproductive and Maternal Health Financing
Inadequate financing has been identified as a major factor that affects the implementation of strategies geared towards improving reproductive and maternal health (RMH) in Nigeria. In order to transform the financing landscape for reproductive and maternal health, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH), in collaboration with Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) and DGI Consult, is…
Improving Financing for Nutrition in Nasarawa State: DGI Engaged Stakeholders to Identify Effective Strategies
As part of efforts geared towards improving funding for nutrition commodities in Nasarawa State due to scarcity of Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) identified as threat to the treatment of malnourished children, DGI in collaboration with the Nasarawa State Ministry of Health facilitated a 1-day stakeholders’ meeting to discuss strategies for promoting sustained financing…
Health Sector Stakeholders Advocate for Public-Private Integration to Catalyse Economic Growth
The need to integrate private sector resources and actors into the entire health sector value chain took centre stage at the just concluded Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Healthcare Federation of Nigeria. From February 8 to 9, a wide array of stakeholders converges at Harbour Point Victoria Island to deepen the knowledge…
Stakeholders Identify the Intersection of Healthcare, Technology and Economy for Advancing UHC at the NARD National Executive Council Meeting
The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) convened its highly anticipated National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on the 1st of February, 2024 in Abuja, bringing together health professionals from across the nation to discuss fundamental issues facing the healthcare sector and explore innovations that will help to accelerate progress towards achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC)…
DGI Builds the Capacity of Smallholder Farmers on Modern and Climate-Smart Animal Husbandry
In furtherance of its poverty alleviation and climate adaptation drive, the Development Governance International (DGI), in collaboration with the Ibolo Chamber of Commerce, Mining and Agriculture (ICCIMA), organised a three-day capacity building for selected smallholder farmers in Oyun and Offa LGA on modern and climate-smart animal husbandry. Group picture with the Hon. Commissioner for Agriculture…
Stakeholders Identify Viable Private Financing Models for Family Planning in Nigeria
As part of efforts towards bridging family planning commodity financing gaps in Nigeria through private sector participation, the Private Sector Health Alliance of Nigeria (PSHAN) organized a 1-day stakeholders’ workshop to disseminate the findings of the family planning private sector financing scooping mission conducted across five (5) States in Nigeria (Lagos, Bauchi, Kano, Kaduna and…
Nigeria UHC Forum Develops a Position Paper on the Health Sector Reform Agenda
The Nigeria UHC Forum, an assemblage of non-state actors championing the UHC cause in Nigeria, has developed a position paper on the health sector reform agenda of the current administration. As part of participatory approach to policy design and implementation, the Honourable Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Ali Pate, had series…
DGI Consult Introduces UHC Excellence Award, Honours 5 Stakeholders
Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is everyone’s business but for healthcare stakeholders, it is a priority. A highlight of the maiden edition of the Health System Emerging Solutions Forum organized by DGI Consult on 14th November 2023 was the presentation of the UHC Excellence Award to five stakeholders in the health sector who have demonstrated…