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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.
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
According to him, President Bola Tinubu’s administration is spearheading the Nutrition 774 Initiative to improve
Mr Pate underscored the government’s commitment to expanding healthcare access and affordability, particularly at the
Nigeria’s budget for 2025 is bold, ambitious, and necessary to support economic expansion, said Abubakar
Experts in the Nigerian higher education sector have called on the Federal Government to promulgate law
The Kebbi State Government has confirmed a meningitis outbreak in three LGAs, recording 26 deaths
In a landmark meeting with stakeholders in Lagos, the Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo,
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
Tufts University’s research reveals that sugary drinks cause millions of new diabetes and cardiovascular cases each
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The Sudanese government, in an effort to stabilize its crumbling economy, has introduced new banknotes and
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