History
CHECOD is a not-for-profit, non-governmental organization created in 2010 by a group of African multidisciplinary professionals including development economists, health economists, health professionals, statisticians, social and behavioral scientists and financial experts. The Centre was created to promote greater and more effective utilization of indigenous health professionals in national development and to develop capabilities in health economics in the region. The Centre aims to provide technical assistance and support to action-oriented interventions on health and economic issues that constrain the equitable delivery of quality health services.
Between establishment in 2010 and the end of implementation of the first strategic plan (2011-2016), the Centre made notable imprints in the health financing policy and planning landscape in Nigeria. These include expertise and technical support to federal and state level institutions on health accounts; budgeting and expenditure tracking; feasibility of social health insurance schemes including community-based health insurance, voluntary contributory health insurance and vulnerable group health insurance; economic and financial management reviews; fiscal space analysis, economic and financial modelling of state health insurance schemes. Others include cost-benefit analyses of the National Health bill 2014; interventions in nutrition and routine immunization in Northern Nigeria; and business plan for universal health coverage. Recipients of the Centre’s support include the federal and state governments/ministries of health and agencies including National Health Insurance Scheme and National Aida Control Agency.
Objectives
1. To develop and strengthen technical capacity in the application of economic analysis to health policy and practice for health sector professionals, health service managers, academicians, economic and development planners in Nigeria and other countries in Africa.
2. To undertake policy-relevant research and consultancy services on health economics and development initiatives to guide policy makers in ensuring high quality, cost-effective and sustainable health care.
3. To provide technical assistance, advisory and information services to Nigerian governments and semi-government organizations on analysis of the health systems, health policy formulation and implementation.
4. To build up partnerships and networks with government, academia, private sector and health care providers, national and international agencies and organizations engaged in the health economics and socioeconomic development initiatives to address important issues in health care.
5. To advocate for health systems and economic reforms in Africa with evidence from research in health economics and development.
Vision
To be an international training and technical assistance resource center in health economics and policy analysis for health system improvements and economic development of African countries
Mission
To improve health systems and foster economic development in Africa through health economics and policy-oriented research, knowledge creation, dissemination and advocacy
