Kurfi Abubakar

From the government perspective, priority-setting should begin with understanding which services are missing, the scope of the health benefits package and where evidence can help guide decisions. The role of health technology assessment also comes into focus, particularly in generating and assessing evidence to inform decisions about which interventions and services should be prioritised. #NHFRLF2026

Dr @abukurfi also highlights the importance of generating evidence that reflects Nigeria’s subnational realities. With significant social, political and economic differences across states, he stresses that health-financing research should take these differences into account rather than assume that one approach or finding will apply uniformly across the country. #NHFRLF2026

Responding to the questions, the Dr @abukurfi highlights efforts to strengthen the connection between research priorities, evidence and decision-making. These include a National Health Financing Research Agenda, quarterly policy briefs tracking health insurance implementation, and a planned National Health Financing Observatory to provide a clearer picture of health financing flows and support engagement across the ecosystem. #NHFRLF2026

In his presentation “Global Learning Provocation: Building Research and Learning Ecosystems that Actually Influence Policy,” Dr Kumanan Rasanathan (@rasanathan), Executive Director, @AllianceHPSR, challenges participants to rethink how research and learning can drive real change. He emphasises that research and learning cannot be treated as a luxury, particularly at a time when externally driven funding and priorities are changing.

Drawing on experiences from Ethiopia, Ghana, India and Uganda, speakers are exploring how research-policy ecosystems can strengthen health financing and advance universal health coverage. Moderated by Prof. @chimaonoka, Senior Adviser to the DG, @nhia_nigeria, the session examines lessons on connecting research, policy and implementation that could inform Nigeria’s health financing research agenda. #NHFRLF2026

Dr Kelechi Ohiri, Director-General, @nhia_nigeria, opens the #NHIAGlobalConvening with a call for Nigeria to take greater ownership of the evidence shaping its health financing reforms. For him, research sovereignty means putting Nigeria in the driver’s seat, defining the questions, commissioning research and embedding learning into implementation so that evidence reflects our realities.

The wait is almost over! Tomorrow, the NHIA Global Convening begins, bringing together researchers, policymakers, health leaders and other stakeholders for two days of conversations around health financing research and the role of locally led evidence in shaping better decisions for Nigeria. 📅 28–29 September 2026 Register to attend: luma.com/n8h5u7qu @Fmohnigeria

A facility can meet set standards when it is assessed. But what happens after the assessment? Are standards maintained? Do providers have the systems to sustain them? And does compliance translate into better care? Research can help us understand whether accreditation is translating into lasting improvements or whether gaps remain between assessment, compliance and everyday practice. Join the NHIA Global Convening as we explore these questions. Register now: luma.com/n8h5u7qu @Fmohnigeria

3 Days to Go! We’re just 3 days away from the NHIA Global Convening on Advancing Nigeria’s Health Financing Research. On 28–29 September, researchers, policymakers, health leaders and other stakeholders will come together to explore how locally led research and evidence can inform better decisions and strengthen health financing in Nigeria. Register to attend: luma.com/n8h5u7qu @Fmohnigeria

2 Days to Go! In just 2 days, we’ll be at the NHIA Global Convening, bringing together researchers, policymakers, health leaders and other stakeholders to explore how locally led research can strengthen Nigeria’s health financing decisions. 📅 28–29 September 2026 Register to attend: luma.com/n8h5u7qu See you at the Global Convening!

What happens when research does not shape policy? The NHIA Global Convening will examine how health financing research can better inform the decisions shaping health insurance in Nigeria. Through locally led research, the convening will bring evidence to questions such as what is working, what needs to improve, and how research can shape better decisions for Nigeria’s health financing system.

What can Nigeria learn from the research already being done, and how can this evidence better inform decisions on health insurance? These are some of the questions that will be explored at the NHIA Global Convening on Advancing Nigeria’s Health Financing Research: Locally Led Evidence for Better Decision-Making, taking place from 28–29 September 2026. Register to join the conversation: luma.com/n8h5u7qu @Fmohnigeria