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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.

Genomic Advances Promise New Era for Early Disease Detection in Infants

Genomic Advances Promise New Era for Early Disease Detection

A new study shows that using DNA analysis for newborn screening can detect far more serious, yet

Blue economy, crucial to Nigeria’s prosperity – Chief of Naval Staff

Blue economy, crucial to Nigeria’s prosperity – Chief of

The Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, has said that the blue

Chinese envoy pledges to enhance China-Nigeria  educational exchange programmes

Chinese envoy pledges to enhance China-Nigeria educational exchange programmes

China’s Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, on Tuesday in Abuja said the Chinese government was

WHO urges Nigeria to embrace AI in disease surveillance

WHO urges Nigeria to embrace AI in disease surveillance

According to Mr Mulombo, Nigeria can enhance its ability to detect, prevent, and respond to

Sweet Cravings Linked to Depression and Diabetes Risks

Sweet Cravings Linked to Depression and Diabetes Risks

Research links a preference for sweets to higher risks of depression, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.

FG plans to de-dollarise Nigerian economy — Wale Edun

FG plans to de-dollarise Nigerian economy — Wale Edun

The federal government is actively pursuing plans to de-dollarise the Nigerian economy, according to Olawale

NUC Advocates Inclusive Digital Transformation in Higher Education

NUC Advocates Inclusive Digital Transformation in Higher Education

The Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Dr. Chris Maiyaki, has called

FG Calls for Local Solutions to Curb Climate Impact on Health

FG Calls for Local Solutions to Curb Climate Impact

The federal government yesterday called for local solutions and better partnerships to tackle the growing

Genomic Advances Promise New Era for Early Disease Detection in Infants
Blue economy, crucial to Nigeria’s prosperity – Chief of Naval Staff
Chinese envoy pledges to enhance China-Nigeria  educational exchange programmes
WHO urges Nigeria to embrace AI in disease surveillance
Sweet Cravings Linked to Depression and Diabetes Risks
FG plans to de-dollarise Nigerian economy — Wale Edun
NUC Advocates Inclusive Digital Transformation in Higher Education
FG Calls for Local Solutions to Curb Climate Impact on Health

Upcoming Events

THE FIFTH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT ON HEALTH

THE FIFTH ANNUAL LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT ON…

THEME: “IMPROVING LEGISLATIVE STEWARDSHIP AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE”   Date: Wednesday 17th to 19th July 2024

10th National Assembly Legislative Health Agenda

10th National Assembly Legislative Health Agenda

A Strategic Retreat for Five House Committees of the National Legislators: The 10th Assembly Health Committees Retreat for

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LISDEL'S PROJECTS

Strengthening Government Partnerships and Advocacy for Primary HealthCare (SPAG) Project

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

Knowledge Management and Communication Strategy Review Workshop: The Commencement Of The BHCPF Learning Agenda Development

Knowledge Management and Communication…

Towards providing visibility and access to information as one of the measures to ensure transparency, accountability, efficiency, and

Onboarding And Sensitization Of The State Oversight Committee (SOC) On BHCPF

Onboarding And Sensitization Of…

A one-day onboarding and sensitization session for State Oversight Committees (SOC) was organized on the 9th of June

WEBINAR SERIES 2: Three BHCPF Gateways Talk On The Operation And Flow Of  The BHCPF Fund

WEBINAR SERIES 2: Three…

The second BHCPF webinar meeting took place via zoom on the 1st of June 2022, with the three

LEGISLATIVE NETWORK FOR UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE (LNU)

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.

Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage (LNU) Holds a Strategic Legislative Health Retreat

Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage…

The Legislative Network for Universal Health Coverage (LNU) with support from the World Health Organization (WHO)  and other partners organized

Kaduna State House of Assembly Convenes to develop Legislative Health Agenda for the State

Kaduna State House of Assembly Convenes…

The Speaker of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Liman Dahiru convened other Principal Officers and members

10th National Assembly Legislative Health Agenda

10th National Assembly Legislative Health Agenda

A Strategic Retreat for Five House Committees of the National Legislators: The 10th Assembly Health Committees Retreat for the Development

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