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UHC Day 2023: Nigeria UHC Forum Urges President Tinubu to Increase Financing for Health
The Managing Partner of DGI Consult, who is also the co-convener of the Nigeria UHC Forum, Dr. Gafar Alawode, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to increase spending on health to facilitate the expansion of health insurance coverage for the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria. Dr. Alawode made this call at the unveiling of…
Optimising Resources for Accelerated Progress Towards UHC – Insights from the Health System Emerging Solutions Forum
“The optimal use of scarce resources, channelling of such resources to the points of best impact and putting in place accountability and result frameworks are needed now more than ever” – Dr. Muhammad Lawan Gana, Hon. Commissioner for Health, Yobe State. A World Health Organisation report estimates that 20% to 40% of total health spending…
DGI Consult Announces Inaugural Health System Emerging Solutions Forum
Development Governance International (DGI) Consult is set to host its first annual thought leadership forum, tagged Health System Emerging Solutions Forum, which is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, in Abuja. The maiden edition of the forum is themed “Optimising Resources for Accelerated Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage.”
DGI Consult Facilitates 4-Day OCS Workshop For SSHIA and SPHCDA in Nasarawa
DGI Consult has facilitated a four-day Organisational Capacity Strengthening (OCS) workshop in Nasarawa State to build the individual, organisational, and system capacity of the Nasarawa State Health Insurance Agency (NASHIA) and the Nasarawa State Primary Healthcare Development Agency (NAPHDA). It was earlier reported that DGI Consult had been engaged by USAID Local Health System Strengthening…
DGI Consult Provides Technical Support as NASHIA Reviews Operational Guideline
The Development Governance International (DGI) Consult, a consulting firm that partners with multiple agencies to optimise health finance and governance on a global scale, has provided technical assistance and programme support to the Nasarawa Health Insurance Agency (NASHIA) for the review of its operational guideline. The review of NASHIA’s operational guideline took place during a…
BHCPF Accountability Framework Piloted in Nasarawa State
In a bid to raise the accountability bar for health financing including the implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) towards achieving UHC, DGI Consult in collaboration with the Health Sector Reform Coalition (HSRC) with the support of the USAID Local Health System Sustainability Project (LHSS) piloted the BHCPF accountability framework in Nasarawa…
Optimizing Human Resource for Health in 10 States in Nigeria
To articulate targeted interventions for improving human resource for health (HRH) and optimizing the performance of the existing health workforce in Nigeria, DGI Consult has been engaged by the Bills and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) to develop its Nigeria Country Office HRH strategy through evidence gathering in 10 BMGF supported States, namely: Bauchi, Borno, Gombe,…
Commemorating the 2023 World TB Day
Tuberculosis remains one of the world’s deadliest infectious killers. The theme of World Tuberculosis Day 2023 – ‘Yes We Can End TB’ – conveys the sense to aspire hope and encourage high-level leadership, increased investment, adoption of innovations, accelerated action and multisectoral collaboration to combat the TB epidemic. In commemoration of this year’s World TB…
Key Successes and Lessons of the UHC Intervention Disseminated to Stakeholders
In furtherance of the objective of replicating an effective model of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) interventions at the grassroots, the community UHC Project being implemented by the Development Governance International Foundation (DGIF) in Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State with funding from Christian Aid Nigeria organized a 1-day National Knowledge Sharing Forum on the 10th of February…
Strengthening Health Facility and Financial Management Capacity in the FCT
Background Strengthening the capacity of frontline health workers to manage health resources, including manpower, money, and materials, is crucial to improving access to equitable and high-quality services. As part of efforts geared towards improving service delivery through enhanced facility and financial management in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), the FCT Primary Health Care Board (FCT…