Nigeria–US Health MoU: What It Means for Financing, Sovereignty, and Accountability
7 Mins read
At the start of every year, Nigeria Health Watch takes stock of the trends likely to influence Nigeria’s health landscape. This year…
Shifting Power: Three ways Local Government Financial Autonomy can impact Primary Healthcare in Nigeria
4 Mins read
Last week, Nigeria’s Supreme Court delivered a judgement granting financial autonomy to Local Government Areas (LGAs) in a suit filed by the…
Tackling the Budget Utilisation Challenges in the Nigerian Health Sector
3 Mins read
The Nigerian health sector is severely underfunded. Each budget year, the majority of health advocates lament the federal government’s inability to meet…
Implementing Nigeria's Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Tax to Harness Domestic Resources for Health
3 Mins read
In 2021, the Federal Government of Nigeria introduced a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) tax. It is embedded in the Finance Act of 2021,…
Sin Tax: A Viable Means to Health Financing in Nigeria
3 Mins read
Achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is largely dependent on how a country finances its health system. Since the Abuja Declaration in 2001,…
Time to think differently about healthcare financing: The #BrainGain4Naija Workshop
7 Mins read
How do you raise the funds you need to scale up a healthcare venture in Nigeria? How do health sector entrepreneurs attract…