Tag: universal health coverage
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…