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BENUE STATE, NIGERIA 2012-2016 PUBLIC EXPENDITURE REVIEW

Health Finance, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: In a bid to reduce the pressure and improve the current health outcomes, Nigeria and many countries have subscribed to the principle of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) which is aimed at ensuring equitable access to needed health care without suffering financial hardship. Benue State, like many other states, is in […]

ANALYZING FISCAL SPACE FOR HEALTH IN BENUE STATE, NIGERIA

Health Finance, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: Fiscal space for health is the capacity of a government/state to provide additional resources for health without endangering its long-term financial position and economic stability. This report assesses all potential sources of fiscal space for health in Benue State including macro-economic conditions, re-prioritization of health sector within government’s existing expenditure […]

PUBLIC FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF HIV SPENDING: AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

Health Finance, Public Financial Management, Publications, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: The budget process in Nigerian states cuts across planning, allocation, providing cash backing for budget execution, and expenditure. This process often lacks budget realism and there are highly centralised processes, which cause delays in the provision of cash backing for budgeted funds. Adequate budget appropriation does not always translate to […]

Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria 2012-2016 Public Expenditure Review

Health Finance, Publications, Resource Tracking (NHA, SHA), Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: In a bid to improve the health outcomes, Nigeria and many countries have subscribed to the principle of Universal Health Coverage (UHC) which is aimed at ensuring equitable access to needed health care without inflicting financial hardship on health system users. Akwa Ibom State, like many other states, is in […]

FISCAL SPACE FOR HEALTH IN AKWA IBOM STATE, NIGERIA

Health Finance, Publications, Resource Mobilization, Where We Work

Resource Type: Report Published: August 2018 Resource Description: One of the well-known reasons for the poor performance of Nigeria’s health system is the chronic underfunding of the health sector. Nigeria still spends less than 5% of its GDP on healthcare (National Health Accounts, 2010-2014). In 2001, African presidents met and made amongst other declarations, spending not less than […]

Resource Allocation and Utilization in the Health and Education Sectors: Challenges and Opportunities in Ghana

Governance and Leadership, Health Finance, Publications, Resource Mobilization, Where We Work

In 2017, the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and HFG completed a study that applied a political economy approach to examine the complex landscape of institutions, political pressures, incentives, obstacles, and costs that Ghana faces as it transitions towards financing the health and education sectors on its own. This brief summarizes the results of […]

Seyoum Aklilu, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, HSFR/HFG Presents at end of project event July 19, 2018.

Senior Health Officials in Ethiopia Recognize the Contributions at the HSFR/HFG End of Project Event

Announcements, Where We Work

On Thursday, July 19, 2018, the Ethiopia Health Sector Financing Reform/Health Finance and Governance (HSFR/HFG) project welcomed representatives from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), Ethiopia Health Insurance Agency (EHIA), Regional Health Bureaus (RHBs), Zonal Health Departments, community-based health insurance (CBHI) schemes, Bureau of Finance and Economic […]

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