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The Forum of CEOs of State Social Health Insurance Agencies in Nigeria, supported by LHSS, trained 14 newly appointed SSHIA CEOs from various states. Experienced CEOs and health experts shared insights on managing health insurance ecosystems, advancing Universal Health Coverage (UHC), leveraging ICT, and stakeholder management. The sessions, particularly beneficial for those without a health insurance background, aim to foster cross-learning and support Nigeria's goal of achieving UHC by 2030.
This policy brief proposes that Namibia should prioritize strengthening the tax-funded public health system provided through the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS) as the backbone of its UHC financing approach over other pooling options.
In Namibia, The Ministry of Health and Social Services conducted a comprehensive training session, with LHSS support, aimed at enhancing the capacity of its senior staff members. The focus of the training was social contracting, with particular emphasis on need identification and the intricate processes involved in contracting civil society organizations through social contracting mechanisms.
LHSS Nigeria supported LASHMA to host the retreat – both technical and financial support. LHSS has been supporting LASHMA and will continue to provide technical assistance to LASHMA for improved UHC coverage.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia, with support from the LHSS Project, convened stakeholders in Windhoek to validate the costing of the Essential Health Services Package.
Improved referral system helps those experiencing poverty in Nasarawa State to better access to secondary care.
Agencies that rarely communicated joined hands last year to make sure poor and vulnerable residents are identified for assistance programs.
Through energetic and broad stakeholder collaboration, the country’s long-stalled effort to pass a UHC policy has gained momentum.
The launch of the combined Health Accounts and National AIDS Spending Assessment exercise conducted by the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia aims to improve the collective understanding of both health and HIV spending in the country.
In Nasarawa, Nigeria only six percent of the population is enrolled in the Nasarawa State Health Insurance Scheme. The training workshop with the National Orientation Agency aims to provide staff the requisite knowledge to improve awareness about the country's health scheme and boost enrollment.
The Ministry of Health and Social Services, with the support of the USAID-funded Local Health System Sustainability project, facilitated an extensive training on the combined System of Health Accounts/National AIDS Spending Assessment resource tracking approach which aims to generate detailed estimates of both health and HIV spending.
LHSS supports the Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia for the development of the country's groundbreaking UHC policy and Essential Health Services Package.
People living with HIV are among those who will benefit from the funds, which were released by the government following LHSS-supported advocacy efforts.
The Lagos State Civil Society Participation for Development (LACSOP) with support from LHSS held a budget consultative forum with civil society organizations across the state to discuss key recommendations for the Lagos State 2024 health budget.
The Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA) hosted the first-ever Lagos State Health Insurance Summit on July 27, 2023, marking the state government’s renewed commitment and energy for accelerating progress toward universal health coverage.