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The Legislative Initiative for Sustainable Development (popularly known as LISDEL) is an independent, non-profit organisation committed to safeguarding a reality that translates to a decent quality of life for Nigerians.
Researchers have developed a new type of oral painkiller for chronic abdominal pain, inspired by
The Federal Government plans to concession major highways under the Highways Management and Development Initiative
Nigeria is poised to make history as the first country to host the United Nations
The United States government has announced plans to end its funding for Gavi, a global
The Federal Government has canvassed for an healthcare workforce migration policy with the United Kingdom
The Federal Government of Nigeria is set to host a national stakeholders’ dialogue to address
Excessive sitting significantly increases the risk of heart disease, especially heart failure and cardiovascular death,
The Nigerian government has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China to strengthen
THEME: “IMPROVING LEGISLATIVE STEWARDSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE” Date: Wednesday 17th to 19th July 2024
A Strategic Retreat for Five House Committees of the National Legislators: The 10th Assembly Health Committees Retreat for
Background
Nigeria’s health sector is rich with several polices and legal frameworks designed to improve Nigeria’s health system outcomes and fast track progress towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC). These policies and legal frameworks were designed to strengthen the country’s capacity to provide quality health care services to Nigerians. However, most of these are fraught with several forms of implementation challenges across all levels. Read More
Background
Monumental socio-economic devastation caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic brings to the fore, the need to further engender and prioritize health security policy and funding globally and locally. The Nigeria Health Security landscape has witnessed considerable transformations in the last couple of years with significant investment in epidemic prevention, detection, and treatment by the National Centre for Disease Control. However, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has stretched the country’s health security infrastructure and exposed its suboptimal capacity to cope in the face of ravaging pandemic. Read More
Towards providing visibility and access to information as one of the measures to ensure transparency, accountability, efficiency, and
A one-day onboarding and sensitization session for State Oversight Committees (SOC) was organized on the 9th of June
The second BHCPF webinar meeting took place via zoom on the 1st of June 2022, with the three
The Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage (LNU) is a platform m of interaction and learning for Legislators in health systems strengthening in Nigeria.
It was launched on July 25, 2017 with the objectives of effectively leveraging statutory functions of the Legislature in Nigeria to implement health reforms towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in the Country.
The Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage (LNU) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners organized
The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Liman Dahiru convened other Principal Officers and members
A Strategic Retreat for Five House Committees of the National Legislators: The 10th Assembly Health Committees Retreat for the Development
The United States government has announced plans to end its funding for Gavi, a global vaccine
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Tufts University’s research reveals that sugary drinks cause millions of new diabetes and cardiovascular cases each
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