Daily Archives: August 17, 2020

Strenthening the Financial Management Capacity of Relevant Finance Personnel of Kaduna State Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs)

Many states in Nigeria have faced challenges due to inadequate public financial management capacity of personnel responsible for the oversight of financial transactions in the state ministries, departments, and agencies (MDAs). One of the implications of this huge gap is the inability of some of the state personnel to effectively use financial management tools which…

Building Institutional Capacity To Drive Change: The OYSHIA Example

Institutional strengthening, capacity-building and organizational development have been a focus of development practice since the 1950s. It draws on a range of disciplines, including governance, leadership, institutional and behavioral economics. Recent approaches to capacity-building are usefully drawing on systems and complex theories. However, it is in this mixed performance that countries (including Nigeria) have started…

Organisational Development for Imo State Health Insurance Agency

For an efficient system, clear lines of authority and reporting have to be established and operationalized, removing all elements of ambiguity and overlap in the implementation of an organization’s day to day activities towards achieving set goals. Borne out of the need to achieve universal health coverage in Imo state, with a population whose vast…

Institutional Capacity Building As A Component of Strengthening Health Insurance Agencies

To attain Universal Health Coverage (UHC) where every individual has access to quality health care without suffering financial hardship at the point of use, designing, and implementing a sustainable health financing strategy is imperative. Imo State Health Insurance Agency’s (IMSHIA) mandate of providing health insurance cover to all residents of Imo places it at a…

Identification & Listing of the Vulnerable Population in Kaduna State – An RSSH Project Intervention

In alignment with the Federal Government of Nigeria’s goal of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), and as part of efforts to improve access to healthcare for all residents, the Government of Kaduna state in 2018 signed into law, the Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA) to provide a legal framework for the operationalization of a…

Development and Capacity Building in Kaduna state: An RSSH Intervention

Capacity development rests on the principle that people are best empowered to realize their full potential when the means of development are sustainable- home-grown, long-term, generated, and managed collectively by those who stand to benefit. This was (Health Systems Consult Limited’s (HSCL) outlook as the technical team providing interventions for improving the Human Resource for…

A Sustainable Approach to Health Systems Strengthening – Establishment of Health Leaders Coordination Platform (HeLCoP) in Oyo State

Like many other low income countries, the health care sector in Nigeria is characterised by constant reforms aimed at the efficient delivery of safe, effective, and high-quality care which may impede the state government capacities to effectively provide the required health care services without proper leadership and coordination. To strengthen implementation and service delivery in…