The Natview Foundation for Technology Innovation organized a two-day residential retreat with key technical personnel from the Kaduna State Ministry of Health MDAs to discuss the development of the Kaduna State Healthcare Financing (HCF) dashboard. The retreat brought together stakeholders from key agencies, including the Kaduna State Ministry of Health, the Kaduna State Primary Health Care Board (SPHCB), the Kaduna State Contributory Health Management Authority (KADCHMA), the Kaduna State HealthCare Supply Chain Management Agency (KADHSMA) and the Kaduna State Bureau of Statistics (KDBS). The Gates Foundation, alongside partners like the Clinton Health Care Access Initiative (CHAI) and IMPACT, were also in attendance.
The healthcare financing dashboard will improve Kaduna State’s healthcare funding management and monitoring. The primary rationale behind this initiative is the need for a centralized system that provides real-time access to financial data across the health sector, helping to improve decision-making and resource allocation. The dashboard will serve as a tool for tracking healthcare expenditures, analyzing funding efficiency, and ensuring transparency in resource utilization.
The dashboard will also provide clear visibility into how healthcare funds are allocated and spent, leading to greater accountability. Decision-makers within the Kaduna State government will have access to up-to-date data, enabling them to make more informed decisions on budget allocations and resource distribution. The dashboard would improve healthcare resource management by highlighting funding gaps and tracking financial performance. The platform will offer customizable reports, enhancing communication between the Ministry of Health, healthcare facilities, donors, and the public.
During the training, participants marked out key data elements from upstream, downstream, and midstream that were needed for the dashboard from each MDA within the healthcare financing system. At the end of the training, KADCHMA’s Director General, Mallam Abubakar Hassan, formed a committee for the dashboard’s development, and they all agreed on a date to meet for the prototype.
NFTI is pleased with the progress made on the state’s healthcare financing plans and will remain committed to providing the state with all the technical support it requires.
Written By: Simnom Emmanuel
