Accelerating the Implementation of the NHIA Act to Improve Health Insurance Coverage in Nigeria
7 Mins read
Ibukun Oguntola and Dabri Ohanu Olohije (Lead Writers) The enactment of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Act in May 2022 has…
Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Accelerating the NHIA Act's Implementation
6 Mins read
By Oluoma Omeje, Joy Uzoho, Patience Adejo and Abdulmajeed Abdulsalam (Lead Writers) In February 2023, the Director General of the National Health…
Assessing Service Readiness of Facilities under the Bauchi State Social Health Insurance Scheme
5 Mins read
By Joy Ikott (Lead Writer) State Health Insurance Schemes are a vehicle through which State governments seek to achieve Universal Health Coverage…
The Lagos State Ilera Eko Scheme: A Baseline Assessment to Strengthen Service Delivery in Health Facilities
6 Mins read
By Beti Baiye and Thelma Thomas Abeku (Lead Writers) From establishing the National Health Scheme Act to improving upon it with the…
Strengthening Health Security Cannot Be Achieved Without Universal Health Coverage and Effective Primary Health Care – Medical Experts Advocates
3 Mins read
…Multiple Stakeholders gathered to discuss Nigeria’s health security To strengthen health security and a decentralized health system in Nigeria with regards to…
From A Scheme to an Authority - 5 Things You Need to Know About the New NHIA Act
8 Mins read
By Dara Ajala-Damisa and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) Last Thursday evening, some great news was delivered to health advocates and Nigerians at…
A Call to Invest in Nurses to Achieve Universal Health Coverage in Nigeria
3 Mins read
“I heard that Thursday was World Nurses’ Day, I wish I’d known about it earlier, I would have called Nurse Grace to…
Our Planet Our Health - Why Nigeria's UHC Champion Must Address Environmental Health
4 Mins read
By Dara Ajala-Damisa and Vivianne Ihekweazu (Lead Writers) Today, April 7, is World Health Day, an important day by any standard; one…
The Lancet Nigeria Commission Calls for a New Social Contract on Health
5 Mins read
Editor’s Note: On Wednesday March 16, the Lancet Nigeria Commission launched a landmark report studying health inequalities in Nigeria; calling for urgent…
FCT Health Insurance Scheme: Redefining Ways to Target the “Missing Middle”
5 Mins read
“Enrolling people into insurance schemes is not easy, considering the fact that you are asking people to come and pay for health…
Is the Basic Health Care Provision Fund the Silver Bullet to Achieve Universal Health Care in Nigeria: Lessons from Dukpa PHC
4 Mins read
Sustained Health financing is an integral part of achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and this year, as the world commemorated UHC day…
Accelerating Progress Towards UHC in Nigeria: The Delta State Example
6 Mins read
By Dara Ajala-Damisa and Kemisola Agbaoye (Lead Writers) For reasons ranging from lack of funds and conflicting needs, to long wait times…
Focusing on the vulnerable to achieve UHC in Nigeria: Insights from a book launch
4 Mins read
On September 14, 2021, Dr Charles Ezuma-Ngwu, launched a book titled ‘Universal Healthcare and Access to the Lower-income Population: An exploration of…
Stronger Through Collaboration and Partnership: Nigeria Health Commissioners Forum Quarterly Meeting
4 Mins read
The COVID-19 pandemic not only exposed weaknesses in global health systems, it also provided us with an opportunity to course-correct and build…