HSDF

At Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, we believe that investing in nutrition is an investment in Nigeria’s future.

Our latest publication, 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝘂𝘁𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, authored by Yusuf Zaki, highlights the scale of malnutrition in Nigeria and the importance of translating nutrition commitments into effective action.

The publication highlights key challenges including nutrition financing, limited multi-sectoral coordination, limited use of nutrition data, and constrained delivery capacity at state and LGA levels.

It calls on leaders and partners to go beyond commitments and take decisive action, strengthening nutrition systems, empowering local leadership, improving accountability, and putting women and children at the centre of national and subnational decision-making and delivery.

🔗 Download publication: https://hsdf.org.ng/investing-in-nutrition-to-secure-nigerias-future/

While Nigeria has excise taxes on to***co, alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), current tax levels and structures remain below international benchmarks, while revenues are not systematically linked to health financing. At the same time, the country is facing a growing NCD burden, significant out-of-pocket health spending, and continued pressure to mobilise sustainable domestic resources for health.

The ongoing legislative discussions around SSB taxation, alongside broader fiscal reforms, present an important policy window to ask a bigger question: How can health taxes be designed and implemented to both improve health outcomes and contribute to sustainable health financing?

Today, a consortium of partners comprising the Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF), DGI Consult, and the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), with support from the Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research, is convening an inception workshop on “Realizing Health Taxes for Sustainable Health Financing and Curbing NCDs in Nigeria.” As part of the workshop, Dr. Yewande Ogundeji, Managing Principal at HSDF, is presenting on Nigeria's health tax landscape, current challenges and emerging opportunities for reform.

The workshop brings together policymakers, legislators, revenue and budget institutions, development partners, civil society, academia and other stakeholders to identify practical pathways for advancing health tax reform, while launching the Health Tax Task Team to support continued coordination and action.

This is an opportunity to strengthen health taxes as both a public health tool and a sustainable source of domestic health financing.

HSDF Showcases Evidence-Driven Innovations at APHCF 2026

The Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF) participated in the 2nd International Africa Primary Health Care Forum (APHCF 2026), contributing to key discussions on strengthening primary health care systems across Africa through evidence, innovation, and sustainable financing.

HSDF's Ibrahim Ibrahim presented findings from a financial management assessment conducted across 23 PHC facilities, highlighting critical gaps in financial visibility, accountability, claims management, and revenue tracking. The presentation emphasized that while health insurance can improve PHC financing, facilities require stronger financial management systems to effectively manage and account for resources.

Priye Ruth Igali shared insights from HSDF's community-based hypertension and diabetes screening initiative, demonstrating how NCD screening data can inform PHC planning and financing. The programme reached over 2.1 million people, screened 126,100 individuals, and referred more than 27,000 people for further care across four states.

Halima Shehu-Sharif presented how the State of Nutrition Reports consolidate multiple national datasets into state-specific evidence, supporting evidence-informed nutrition planning, priority setting, and equitable resource allocation within Nigeria’s Primary Health Care system.

In addition, Abolade Oyelere led HSDF's panel session, "Beyond the Blueprint: Driving Frontline PHC Transformation Through Technology, Policy, Advocacy, and Systems Ex*****on," bringing together experts to explore practical pathways for accelerating frontline PHC transformation across Africa.

Through these engagements, HSDF reinforced the importance of data-driven decision-making, stronger health systems, and collaborative action in advancing resilient and sustainable primary health care.

𝗛𝗦𝗗𝗙 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗖𝗙 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

The Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation (HSDF) is pleased to participate in the 2nd International Africa Primary Health Care Forum (APHCF 2026).

Representing the Health Strategy and Delivery Foundation, Abolade Oyelere, will moderate a panel session titled 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁: 𝗗𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗛𝗖 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆, 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

As Africa's primary healthcare landscape continues to evolve, the session will bring together leading experts to explore practical strategies for strengthening frontline health systems through innovation, sustainable financing, and collaborative action.

Join us today, 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝟯𝟭𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗮𝘁 𝟮:𝟯𝟬 𝗣𝗠 (𝗚𝗠𝗧+𝟭) at the 𝗡𝗔𝗙 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲, 𝗔𝗯𝘂𝗷𝗮, as we contribute to conversations shaping the future of resilient primary healthcare across Africa.

We’re Hiring State Logistics Data Analyst [Locations: Lagos, Katsina, Bauchi, Borno & Yobe States]

We are seeking highly motivated and detail-oriented State Logistics Data Analysts to support end-to-end logistics data management for maternal and newborn health (MNH) commodities, ensuring the availability of high-quality data to strengthen supply chain performance and decision-making.

Apply here: https://hsdf.org.ng/careers/

We’re Hiring Program Associate [Location: Kaduna, Nigeria]

We are seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented Program Associate to support the delivery of HSDF’s health and social sector programs through project management, research and analysis, stakeholder engagement, and technical advisory support.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to program implementation, support client engagements and workshops, develop high-quality technical deliverables, strengthen partnerships, and drive evidence-based solutions that improve health and development outcomes.

Apply here: https://hsdf.org.ng/careers/

📢 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭!

At HSDF, we believe that evidence should guide policies and programs that improve child nutrition and wellbeing.

Our latest knowledge product, 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐦 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚: 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐆𝐚𝐩𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐍𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, authored by Halima Sadiya Shehu-Sharif, examines evidence from multiple rounds of the Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) to explore trends in infant and young child feeding practices and what they reveal about child nutrition outcomes.

Discover key findings, emerging gaps, and implications for nutrition policy and programming in Nigeria.

🔗 Download the full publication here: https://hsdf.org.ng/minimum-dietary-diversity-in-nigeria/

𝐊𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠.

Good health financing starts with good data.

Every decision on health spending should be backed by evidence, not assumptions. To support this, HSDF is providing technical assistance to strengthen the institutionalization of Health Accounts within Kaduna State's health sector.

Using the System of Health Accounts (SHA 2011), stakeholders are able to track how health resources are mobilized, spent, and distributed across government, households, health insurance, development partners, NGOs, and the private sector. This provides the evidence needed for better planning, budgeting, accountability, and resource allocation.

As part of efforts to advance the 2023–2025 Health Accounts exercise, stakeholders completed a five-day training to strengthen their capacity to collect, analyse, and report standardized health expenditure data using the Health Accounts Production Tool (HAPT).

By supporting routine Health Accounts production, HSDF is helping to strengthen evidence-based health financing decisions and build a more responsive health system in Kaduna State.

Better data. Better decisions. Better health for Kaduna State.