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October 9, 2024

Institutionalizing Gender and Social Inclusion in Government Health Agencies in Nigeria: From awareness to action

The LHSS Project conducted a comprehensive Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) analysis. It revealed significant knowledge gaps among health sector leaders regarding GESI practices, in other words, how to make health care services more accessible and better quality for women, young people, low-income households, and people with disabilities, and other marginalized groups. To address the identified gaps, LHSS organized GESI awareness-raising and knowledge application training for health leaders in Nasarawa, Plateau, and Zamfara states.

August 16, 2024

Nigeria Health Workforce Management Activity Featured in African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine

On August 12, 2024, the African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine published, "A low-cost approach to upskilling tutors in frontline health care worker production value chain," authored by Anddy Omoluabi, Linda Ugalahi, Olufolake Akeju, and Emmanuel Aiyenigba, members of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Nigeria Health Workforce Management (HWM) Activity implemented by Banyan Global.

August 7, 2024

Want to Improve the Health System? Focus on Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

At its core, GESI means fair treatment of everyone, and this needs to be woven into programmatic approaches from the start. Within the health care system, this concept translates to everyone—no matter their ethnic or religious background, age, gender identity, ability level, where they live, or who they love—deserving quality, affordable health care tailored to their unique needs, without facing any barriers, discrimination, or unconsciousness bias when trying to protect their health.

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