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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Friday, 22 Oct 2021Advocacy for health sector changes in low- and middle- income countries (LMICs) should be locally driven. Find out how our Evidence for Action (E4A)-MamaYe team has been working to increase local advocates' power over policy decisions in the sector. -
Monday, 16 Aug 2021E4A-MamaYe supports coalitions and CSOs to access and use tools such as political economy analysis to drive their advocacy agendas. Find out how this approach has worked in Kenya and Nigeria. -
Tuesday, 6 Jul 2021The UK-aid funded Lafiya programme has been working in Kano and Lagos States, Nigeria to strengthen media engagement to include COVID19 messaging that is appropriate and accessible for vulnerable groups especially women, children and persons with disabilities. -
Monday, 14 Jun 2021Nigeria’s progress towards universal health care (UHC) has been slow, with its citizens bearing high out-of-pocket health expenditures and inefficient government spending. This blog shares five insights into how the government can address the barriers to UHC. -
Tuesday, 23 Mar 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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