AHBN tasks EU-AU Summit on actionable resolutions for equitable Post COVID-19 Recovery

by Africa Health Budget Network | Feb 19, 2022 | COVID-19, International, News

AHBN tasks EU-AU Summit on actionable resolutions for equitable Post COVID-19 Recovery By Zayamu Hassan Following the ongoing 6th European Union (EU)-African Union (AU) summit in Brussels, Belgium, the Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) has called on the leaders at...

AHBN advocates prudent utilization of IMF’s Special Drawing Rights in Africa

by Africa Health Budget Network | Dec 17, 2021 | Accountability, COVID-19, News

By Asmau Ahmad The African Health Budget Network, (AHBN) has advocated for prudent utilization of the International Monetary Fund Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), in Africa. AHBN’s Health Economist/Monitoring, and Evaluation Specialist, Mrs Maimuna Abdullahi made the...

Strengthening Maternal Health Financing Indicators – A Conversation with Dr. Aminu Magashi Garba, Coordinator Africa Health Budget Network

by Africa Health Budget Network | Nov 13, 2021 | Health Financing, International, News

…..Some countries in Africa allocate a lump sum of money for the broad category of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH). This approach creates issues for implementation because it becomes difficult to determine how much money to allocate to a...

Mental Health in Africa; AHBN calls for greater investment and tasks the 55 African Heads of States to step up domestic financing

by Africa Health Budget Network | Oct 18, 2021 | News, Press Releases

PRESS RELEASE Mental Health in Africa; AHBN calls for greater investment and tasks the 55 African Heads of States to step up domestic financing Abuja, Nigeria; 18 October 2021: World Health Organization’s 2020 Atlas Report shows global failure to meet 2020 mental...

Nigeria Not Investing Enough Annual Budget for Adolescent & Youth Development; Youth Leaders Observe

by Africa Health Budget Network | Sep 30, 2021 | Health Financing, News, Nigeria, RMNCAH+N

Written by Iwatutu Joyce Adewole (she/her) The 2020 and 2021 federal budgets in Nigeria made very little provision for some critical issues affecting adolescents and young people. This observation was made on Wednesday, August 25, 2021 by the steering committee of the...

RDC : la société civile veut s’organiser davantage

by Africa Health Budget Network | Aug 3, 2021 | News

Écrit par Ramatoulaye Diallo (CEFOREP) Malgré la volonté des jeunes de vouloir s’impliquer dans le processus du GFF, ils sont encore confrontés à plusieurs obstacles. L’un des défis majeurs est la difficulté d’accès aux informations en lien avec la mise en œuvre du...