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Chima Onoka retweeted
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.
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What evidence does Nigeria need now to make health-financing reform work?
That is the question guiding the first panel at the NHIA Global Convening.
Moderated by Prof @john_ataguba, Executive Director, @AfHEA_Africa, experts examine the evidence gaps affecting health-financing decisions, what research is needed to address them and how evidence can better connect with policy and implementation.
#NHFRLF2026 #HealthFinancingResearchForum
Chima Onoka retweeted
Following yesterday’s conversations on locally led research and evidence for better health financing decisions, Day 2 of the NHIA Global Convening moves the discussions from learning architecture to collaboration, capacity and action.
We’re looking forward to another day of conversations, practical lessons and ideas that can help move evidence from research to decision-making.
#NHFRLF2026 #HealthFinancingResearchForum @Fmohnigeria
Day 1 of the NHIA Global Convening closes with rich perspectives, questions and lessons from Nigeria and beyond.
The discussions showed that there is no single blueprint for strengthening health financing. While countries may face similar challenges, the solutions must reflect their own systems, realities and priorities.
The conversation continues tomorrow as we explore what the research underway could mean for Nigeria’s health financing future.
#NHFRLF2026 #HealthFinancingResearchForum @Fmohnigeria
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The conversation now turns to what it will take to build and sustain a country-owned health financing research ecosystem in Nigeria.
Facilitated by our Managing Director, @VIhekweazu, this interactive session brings different stakeholders into the discussion on who should set priorities, finance research, build capacity and ensure evidence is used.
#NHFRLF2026
Following yesterday’s conversations on locally led research and evidence for better health financing decisions, Day 2 of the NHIA Global Convening moves the discussions from learning architecture to collaboration, capacity and action.
We’re looking forward to another day of conversations, practical lessons and ideas that can help move evidence from research to decision-making.
#NHFRLF2026 #HealthFinancingResearchForum @Fmohnigeria
Chima Onoka retweeted
Fatima highlights the importance of asking better questions about Nigeria’s health financing system. Beyond identifying challenges, she says research should examine what is working, what enables people to use health services and how those positive experiences can be leveraged.
She also points to the need for stronger transparency, accountability, data and financial management systems to build trust in the evidence and the systems supporting health financing.
#NHFRLF2026
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Speaking on the role of technical assistance in strengthening country-owned health systems, Fatima Zanna, Technical Adviser, Health Financing, BACKUP Health, @giz_gmbh Nigeria, says technical assistance should strengthen systems already led and owned by government.
She explains that partners should work through government structures and priorities, providing technical support without creating parallel systems.
#NHFRLF2026
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The conversation now turns to country ownership and how implementation research can strengthen the next generation of evidence for health financing reform in Nigeria.
Moderated by Dr Ebere Anyachukwu, today's first panel brings together experts from research, health financing, philanthropy and development to discuss how locally led evidence can better inform reforms and decision-making.
#NHFRLF2026 #HealthFinancingResearchForum
Following the formal launch of the Nigeria Health Financing Observatory, @DrAAdamu, Chair-Elect, Research and Innovation Committee, @nisaconference, leads an insightful Implementation Research Mini-Masterclass.
He explores how Nigeria’s ongoing health financing reforms interact with a complex health system, emphasising the need to understand how different parts of the system respond to reforms and where implementation research can help identify what needs to change.
#NHFRLF2026
Chima Onoka retweeted
Lessons from Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda and India point to the importance of locally relevant research, stronger institutional capacity, sustained financing, better coordination and meaningful engagement between researchers, policymakers and implementers.
These experiences show that stronger health financing systems require evidence that is not only generated, but also connected to policy, implementation and the realities of the people the system is designed to serve.
#NHFRLF2026
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The NHIA-commissioned research portfolio showcase brings together five research teams presenting the questions their studies are exploring and the approaches they are using to generate evidence on Nigeria’s health financing system.
The studies cover health insurance market efficiency, referral pathways, equity and financial protection, quality of care, and health insurance awareness, enrolment and retention, offering a look at the research underway to address key health financing questions.
#NHFRLF2026 #HealthFinancingResearchForum
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.
Chima Onoka retweeted
Day 1 of the NHIA Global Convening closes with rich perspectives, questions and lessons from Nigeria and beyond.
The discussions showed that there is no single blueprint for strengthening health financing. While countries may face similar challenges, the solutions must reflect their own systems, realities and priorities.
The conversation continues tomorrow as we explore what the research underway could mean for Nigeria’s health financing future.
#NHFRLF2026 #HealthFinancingResearchForum @Fmohnigeria
Chima Onoka retweeted
Building on Prof. Pate’s point that raising more money must be matched by better use of available resources, Prof. @chimaonoka examined what sustainable domestic resource mobilisation should look like for Nigeria’s health system.
His presentation, “The State of Health Financing in Nigeria: Trends, Gaps and Opportunities for Sustainable Domestic Resource Mobilisation,” focused on how Nigeria can raise additional resources, design health taxes effectively and ensure the money translates into better health outcomes.
He argued that health taxes should deliver both a health and fiscal dividend: reducing consumption of unhealthy products while generating resources for health. For the SSB tax, that means a design that keeps pace with inflation and considers sugar content, creating an incentive for manufacturers to reformulate.
#HealthTaxesNG
Chima Onoka retweeted
For health insurance to deliver better access to quality healthcare, we need stronger evidence on who has coverage, whether people remain enrolled, the quality of care they receive, who is being left behind and how well the health insurance system is working.
This need for stronger evidence drives the @nhia_nigeria Research and Learning Agenda 2025–2030, championed under the leadership of Director-General, Dr Kelechi Ohiri, which sets out to build a stronger evidence base to guide the Authority's priorities and strengthen health insurance for Nigerians.
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Today, we gather to honor a man whose life's work has shaped the HIV response.
Prof. Prosper Okonkwo delivers his inaugural lecture, "Beyond Molecules: From Science to Sustainable Impact in Nigeria's HIV Response," at Bingham University.
Join us in person.
Check out my latest article: The Unopened Alert: Why Citizen Responsibility is a Missing Link in Nigeria’s Journey to Universal Health Coverage through NHIA linkedin.com/pulse/unopened-… via @LinkedIn
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It is pleasant to see honour bestowed for integrity.
If every infrastructure in Nigeria were labelled with names of people of character, our young would be better inspired to become people of character.
Thank you @alex
It is my pleasure to announce that we have officially commissioned the landmark Nnenna Oti Bus Terminal in Umuahia, and it is now ready for public use. The project is a multimodal transport hub designed to accommodate more than 340 buses at once, powered by sustainable infrastructure and connected to our growing network of electric buses.
The facility is named in honour of Prof. Nnenna Nnennaya‑Oti, the courageous INEC Returning Officer in the 2023 governorship election, whose integrity and patriotism remind us that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results by simply standing for the truth.
Her name on this terminal is not just about one person, but a tribute to all electoral officials, security operatives, party agents, and citizens who resisted intimidation and defended democracy.
With 20 electric buses already in operation and more on the way in the coming weeks, the project signals our bold vision for a modern, safe, and sustainable transport system in Abia. The facility is also supported with independent power and water systems to ensure uninterrupted operations.
In my address titled “Raising the Bar”, I stated unequivocally that we have moved beyond the era of small ambitions. We refuse to be boxed into margins that underestimate our strength. This principle underpins all our undertakings.
I extend special commendation to the contractors, Planet Projects Limited, for a job well done in delivering this landmark facility. I also appreciate the dedication of the Commissioner for Transport, Dr. Chimezie Ukaegbu, the SSA Transport, Dr. Obioma Nwaogbe, and their team for the critical role they played in bringing this vision to reality.
I call on all residents and members of the host community to take ownership of this facility, to maintain a clean environment, and to guard against vandalism. This terminal belongs to you, and its success depends on your care. I also urge all Abians to pay their taxes regularly. Development cannot be sustained without collective responsibility, and every naira contributed helps us deliver the future our people deserve.
How does an academic survive the environment of power?
Having spent three decades navigating scholarship, research, policy, and practice, I have learnt some principles for survival.
In the coming weeks, I will share what I call the 'pracademics proverbs of power.'
Read the full post here…
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𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽.
I am grateful for your support.
The discussion continues.
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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟰𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗮𝘂𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗘𝗻𝘂𝗴𝘂 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆
Topic: Bridging the Divide:
The Pracademic’s Mandate on the Quest for Universal Health Coverage
Time: 1pm
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“Knowledge is the only power when it is related to policy.
Research that is only in a journal never saves lives…”
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