The UHC2023 Forum has extended its hearty congratulations to Nigeria’s President-elect and Vice President-elect. The Forum, which advocates for universal health coverage in Nigeria, has urged the incoming administration to prioritize health in its national development agenda. As Nigeria continues to grapple with sub-optimal health system performance and a high burden of diseases, the UHC2023 Read More
The Political Economy of the Design of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund BHCPF in Nigeria A Retrospective Analysis for Prospective Action
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 the leadership of political parties Read More
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 potential policy-reset window for the Read More
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 this goal, largely due to Read More
By Esther Okunola Program Officer, DGI Consult Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s most lethal infectious disease and the second highest cause of mortality, despite being treatable and preventable. Nigeria has the second greatest TB burden in Africa, accounting for up to two-thirds of all TB cases worldwide. In Nigeria, approximately 440,000 Read More
“Development Governance International (DGI) Consult is glad to be a founding member of the UHC 2023 Forum which is a coalition of a wide array of stakeholders (including donor agencies, development partners, Civil Society Organizations and the Media) working towards raising the political prioritization of health in Nigeria ahead of the 2023 general elections”. Background Nigeria has Read More
By Ayomide Adewoyin Program Officer, DGI Consult Background Nigeria, with an estimated population of 208 million people, is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world. With an annual population growth rate of 2.58% and a total fertility rate of 5.3 births per woman, the country is Read More
The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic has launched the global community into a health crisis of an unanticipated magnitude, with far-reaching socio-economic consequences. The vulnerability of the Nigerian economy to global shocks and the country’s suboptimal level of preparedness and response to epidemics was exposed by the associated economic and health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More
Signing the National Health Bill into an Act at the twilight of President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2014 was greeted with euphoria largely because it paved the way for implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The euphoria was understandable because the BHCPF was envisaged to play a pivotal role in transforming Nigeria’s unenviable Read More