Nigeria
Our experts
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Lamine ThiamMr. Lamine Thiam has more than 25 years’ experience in designing, implementing, and managing large complex country public health and development programmes, working with UN organisations and INGOs in Sub-Sahara Africa. He has nine years’ experience as West and Central Africa Regional Public Health and Nutrition Adviser. He has graduate degrees in Public Heath and International Management of Public Services Organisations and a diploma on Managing Public Health Programmes in Developing Countries. He is fluent in French and English. His skills include technical assistance in health systems strengthening, MNCH, HIV/AIDS, nutrition, and malaria control programming and advocacy. -
Dr. Vincent AhonsiVincent Ahonsi is the Country Lead for E4A-MamaYe in Nigeria and a Clinician that is passionate about maternal and child health, health systems strengthening as well as improved, accessible health service delivery, especially in Africa. With a career spanning over 25 years in countries like Zambia, Nigeria and the UK, Vincent has been involved in the design, implementation and evaluation of multi-country public health interventions in HIV/AIDS, TB, Malaria, RMNCAH, health informatics, health systems strengthening, logistics and supply chain management as well as in nutrition programme areas. Vincent has also led USAID and UKAid-funded projects.
News
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Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020Nwachukwu Kelechukwu (Lucky) is a young #endFGM campaigner and a member of The Girl Generation's Strategic Advisory Group. -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020"The primary health care facility used to have less than 15 people in attendance but now in a month they record attendance of over 150 people." -
Sunday, 25 Oct 2020A tribute to Ahmed Hamzah, an Options State Team Leader in Nigeria -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020Our PATHS2 programme came to an end in September and we were awarded a Leadership Excellence Award for implementing strategic ground breaking and successful initiatives towards health systems reform in Nigeria. -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020To me ‘be bold for change’ means defying tradition and status quo for changes that benefit women. -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020"‘Be bold for change’ means being fearless and courageous in the work I do – to tell it as it is!" -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020Our Evidence for Action-MamaYe programme is working in three states across Nigeria (Bauchi, Gombe and Lagos) to strengthen accountability through ‘SLAMs’ – State-Level Accountability Mechanisms. -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020The Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Programme (MNCH2) is working to improve maternal neonatal and health outcomes in Northern Nigeria by setting up Village Health Committees. -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020Civil society plays a central role in holding the government to account. To ensure commitments are followed-up with political will and action, MNCH2 is working with civil society actors and governments in supported states to implement State-Led Accountability Mechanisms (SLAMs). -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020MNCH2 has worked in Yobe State throughout the period of unrest in northern Nigeria. Since 2014, we have supported local health services through renovation and the provision of basic equipment. After 2015, the focus shifted to accommodating the health needs of the increased population of IDPs. -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020Nigeria has launched its 2nd National Strategic Health Development Plan, alongside the long-awaited Basic Health Care Provision Fund. These strategies have the potential to transform the nation’s health. We explain what these strategies mean and the role of civil society in ensuring their success. -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020To mark International Women’s Day 2020, we will publish a spotlight series with Options staff working on the frontlines in the fight for gender equality. Our third piece features insights from Imo Ude Chinasa, Evidence for Action's (E4A) Niger State Advisor, on the importance of quality of care. -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020Corruption still limits access to quality health care across the world. Options is supporting a three-year research project, led by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, to gain insights into factors that drive and can fight corruption in district health systems in Nigeria and Malawi. -
Tuesday, 22 Dec 2020Join us for an online discussion on how COVID-19 exacerbates health sector corruption and what role accountability can play in tackling it. -
Monday, 1 Feb 2021As the COVID-19 pandemic threatens to reverse the gains some countries have made towards achieving universal health care (UHC), this blog looks at what countries like Nigeria can do to get closer to providing health care for all. -
Monday, 1 Feb 2021After decades of record investments in global health in lower income countries, donors have started to look for exit strategies. These three lessons can support governments to become self-sufficient in financing their health goals.
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