by Haruna Gimba | Sep 28, 2023 | News, Nigeria
By Iyemah David The Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) has commended the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Ali Pate for engaging with media on Nigerian health issues. The Coordinator of AHBN, Dr Aminu Magashi Garba told newsmen on...
by Haruna Gimba | Sep 28, 2023 | Accountability, News, Nigeria
By Asmau Ahmad The Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN) said there is need for the legislators at the Nigeria’s National Assembly to strengthen their oversight functions over the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Founder and Coordinator of the AHBN, Dr Aminu...
by Haruna Gimba | Sep 2, 2023 | Grant, News, Nigeria, West Africa
The African Health Budget Network (AHBN) has awarded the sum of $25,000 to the Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria (HERFON) and its two other Consortium partners; the Vaccine Network for Disease Control (VNDC) and Gem Hub Initiative (GHI) as grant to support the...
by Haruna Gimba | Aug 16, 2023 | Health Financing, News, Nigeria, West Africa
By Iyemah David A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Africa has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to allocate dedicated funds towards health security in the country. Speaking on on Wednesday, in Abuja, at the Africa Regional Advocacy Summit...
by Haruna Gimba | Aug 8, 2023 | News, Nigeria
By Iyemah David The Africa Health Budget Network (AHBN), has proposed that 2024 Cancer Health Fund (CHF) Budget Line be move from the Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) to the National Institute for Cancer Research and Treatment (NICRAT). According to the agency,...
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...