Africa needs $4.3bn yearly to meet 2m community health worker target
ABUJA, Nigeria – Africa needs an estimated $4.3bn annually to expand its community health workforce to two million by 2030, the Africa Centres for…
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Health Financing
Yobe, Benue pledge domestic funding for neglected tropical diseases
YOBE, Nigeria – Yobe and Benue states have pledged to increase domestic funding and strengthen community-level interventions to tackle neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), as…
FG Review Plans to Improve Affordable Healthcare Access
ABUJA, Nigeria – President Bola Tinubu and Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate, have discussed measures to improve access…
Lagos Targets 3,000 Annual Health Graduates in ‘Brain Gain’ Strategy
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Government plans to increase annual admissions into health-related programmes from 500 to 3,000 over five years as part…
Billions Spent, Healthcare Missing: Inside Nigeria’s Primary Healthcare Crisis
LAGOS, Nigeria – Nigeria has channelled billions of naira into primary healthcare, yet many communities continue to face facilities without adequate medicines, equipment and…
Group Demand More Funding for Nigeria’s 2030 Health Goals
ABUJA, Nigeria – Civil society organisations and health advocates have called for stronger political commitment, increased health financing and better accountability to accelerate Nigeria’s…
FG Reviews N235bn Health Fund as Medical Costs Remain High
ABUJA, Nigeria – The Federal Government is reviewing the effectiveness of its health financing investments as high out-of-pocket medical expenses continue to place a…
NHIA Adopts Health Technology Assessment to Guide Spending
ABUJA, Nigeria – The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has adopted Health Technology Assessment (HTA) to guide healthcare spending and help direct limited resources…
WHO Envoy to Champion Sustainable Health Financing, Climate Resilience
GENEVA, Switzerland – The World Health Organization (WHO) has appointed Dr Vanessa Kerry as its Director-General’s Special Envoy for Health Resilience, with a mandate…
Nigeria’s Health Insurance Drive Faces Major Skills Gap
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s push to expand health insurance coverage faces a major capacity challenge, with only 20% of staff in participating State Social…