Political Economy Analysis on ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Kenya

This political economy analysis (PEA) is focused on mapping the landscape in relation to ending female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in Kenya. This PEA answers questions around: the level and extent of government…

Enhancing social accountability: collaboration, trust, responsibility

Lofty terms and noble ideals emerged from the 2019 Sixth Global Forum of the GPSA (Global Partners for Social Accountability) on the role of social accountability in meeting the challenge of inclusion…

Building on the Universal Health Coverage movement across Africa

This was an African-led conversation ahead of the upcoming UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Universal Health Coverage in September 2019. Options contributed throughout the conference,…

Civil society and accountability: A game-changer for UHC

We explain what these strategies mean and the role of civil society in ensuring their success. In theory, Nigeria should achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2022. There are two main…

Workshop supports French-speaking civil society in Senegal to engage with the Global Financing Facility

The Global Financing Facility is a country-led mechanism, bringing together multiple sources of funding to accelerate progress on reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and nutrition…

Making sure community needs are visible to the global financing facility

Options receives Leadership Excellence award

In September, our The Department for International Development (DFID) -funded Partnerships for Transforming Heath Systems (Paths2) programme in Nigeria came to end. We have been working across the states…

Being bold to advocate for maternal health

My name is Esther Agbon and I am the Health Finance and Advocacy Advisor for Options’ Evidence for Action-MamaYe programme in Nigeria. My work involves simplifying health budgets so that they can be…