Areas of Strategic Engagement

Areas of Strategic Engagement
Our Mission

To promote the use of evidence to improve the quality of governance in terms of policy-making, institutional arrangements, coordination and collaboration, and accountability towards expanding access to quality social services with equity.

Our Core Values

Excellence, Creativity, and Social Justice

Development Governance International Consult (DGI Consult)

A strong belief in the centrality of robust governance systems, innovations, and leadership in solving development challenges across social sectors forms the core of our company’s philosophy. Guided by this philosophy and driven by evidence for decision-making, DGI Consult delivers state-of-the-art technical assistance and program management through seasoned staff and a network of local and international consultants.

DGI Consult provides technical support to strengthen and improve the performance of organizations at the national and sub-national levels. We partner with national and subnational government institutions, bilateral and multilateral organizations, and development partners to address development challenges.

Our mission is to promote the use of evidence to improve the quality of governance in terms of policy-making, institutional arrangements, coordination and collaboration, and accountability towards expanding access to quality social services with equity.

Our specific areas of core competence are:

  1. Policy and program development, implementation, and evaluation
  2. Institutional capacity strengthening for implementation of policies and plans
  3. Health financing and governance system strengthening
  4. Health financing analytics
    a. Fiscal space analysis
    b. Political economy analysis
    c. Public Financial Management (PFM) assessment and resource tracking
  5. Domestic Resource Mobilization
  6. Human resources for health (HRH) optimization
  7. Design of multisectoral accountability frameworks that define a model for multisectoral action towards accountability for efficient use of resources
  8. Community mobilization for universal health coverage
  9. Facility and financial management capacity building
  10. Costing and financial modelling for health interventions

MEET THE TEAM

Dr. Gafar Alawode

Dr. Gafar Alawode

Managing Partner

Kafayat Alawode

Kafayat Alawode

Program Coordinator

Jennifer Ako

Jennifer Ako

Finance and Admin Manager

 

Areas of Core Competence

Policy and program development, implementation, and evaluation

Institutional capacity strengthening for implementation of policy and plans

Health financing and governance system strengthening

Health financing analytics(Fiscal space analysis, Political economy analysis, Public Financial Management (PFM) assessment and resource tracking)

Domestic resource mobilization

Human resources for health (HRH) optimization

Design of multisectoral accountability frameworks that define a model for multisectoral action towards accountability, for efficient use of resources

Community mobilization for universal health coverage

Facility and financial management capacity building

Costing and financial modelling for health interventions

Our Projects

26Apr

Advancing Objective Identification of the Poor and Vulnerable through the NHIA Vulnerability Assessment Tool

In furtherance of efforts to strengthen equitable health coverage and improve the objective identification of poor and vulnerable populations in Nigeria, DGI Consult.. Read More →
26Apr

Creating a Model for Leadership, Governance and Management Capacity Strengthening for RMNCAH+N

Nigeria continues to face persistent gaps in primary healthcare (PHC) performance despite multiple PHC reforms. The challenges are largely driven by weak governance,.. Read More →
26Apr

From Evidence to Action: Identifying Drivers of Exemplar Performance in Subnational Health Systems

Despite notable progress in key health indicators in recent years, health system performance in Nigeria remains uneven, with significant disparities across states. This.. Read More →