Hala Daggash

- Led the project team of a BMGF-funded grantee to establish comprehensive, tailored multi-stakeholder Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with three Nigerian states (Kaduna, Kano and Lagos) that outline sustainable financing pledges for improved routine immunisation and primary health care programme delivery
- Led the research team of a BMGF-funded grantee to conduct a landscape analysis and scoping exercise of the gender and health advocacy space aimed at identifying advocacy strategies for… Show more

- Led the project team of a BMGF-funded grantee to establish comprehensive, tailored multi-stakeholder Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) with three Nigerian states (Kaduna, Kano and Lagos) that outline sustainable financing pledges for improved routine immunisation and primary health care programme delivery
- Led the research team of a BMGF-funded grantee to conduct a landscape analysis and scoping exercise of the gender and health advocacy space aimed at identifying advocacy strategies for mid-career women’s leadership in Nigeria’s health sector and recommending country-specific approaches for locally-focused campaigns
- Visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge Judge Business School for the Global Health component of the Health Strategy Concentration of the MBA programme Show less

- Co-founded and led a health sector capacity development non-profit to transform healthcare in Africa through the provision of affordable, contextualised leadership, management and quality improvement training opportunities for healthcare professionals
- Led the organisation’s legal incorporation by the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria and
accreditation as a provider of continuous professional development training programmes as Medical
and Dental Council of Nigeria
- Led the… Show more

- Co-founded and led a health sector capacity development non-profit to transform healthcare in Africa through the provision of affordable, contextualised leadership, management and quality improvement training opportunities for healthcare professionals
- Led the organisation’s legal incorporation by the Corporate Affairs Commission of Nigeria and
accreditation as a provider of continuous professional development training programmes as Medical
and Dental Council of Nigeria
- Led the recruitment of ten full-time faculty, programme and operational staff and the development of
operating policies and procedures
- Led fundraising for the organisation and formulated new initiatives to enhance organisational
sustainability, including expanding the organisation's portfolio of services to offer bespoke board- and -
suite-level training for private healthcare facilities and conducting baseline assessments and
evaluations for implementing partners - Secured approx. $1 Million in funds through a mix of
philanthropy, course sales, and consulting engagements
- Co-conceptualised and led the design and delivery of 12 (four flagship, six bespoke and two short
online) CPD-accredited training courses reaching ~700 healthcare professionals across all cadres
working within ~300 public and private healthcare facilities across 16 focus states and 30 state-level
health ministries and agencies of health of 9 Nigerian focus states, and the ministries of Budget and
Economic Planning of 7 Nigerian focus states
- Oversaw the implementation of 100+ improvement projects (through the experiential component of the
abovementioned programmes) aimed at addressing wide-ranging challenges, strengthening primary
healthcare systems and improving health outcomes within underserved communities in the focus
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- Led operational and technical support for priority policy interventions and activities with critical
stakeholders, using evidence-based tools to stimulate private sector engagement in the health sector and increase access to life-saving commodities and services.
- Led private sector member landscaping for engagement and recruitment of corporate members.
- Secured in-kind support from a multinational telecoms provider in the form of 12 million complimentary
IVR messages in three… Show more

- Led operational and technical support for priority policy interventions and activities with critical
stakeholders, using evidence-based tools to stimulate private sector engagement in the health sector and increase access to life-saving commodities and services.
- Led private sector member landscaping for engagement and recruitment of corporate members.
- Secured in-kind support from a multinational telecoms provider in the form of 12 million complimentary
IVR messages in three major Nigerian languages to raise awareness and drive demand for maternal
and child health services in underserved populations during the bi-annual MNCH weeks
- Supported advocacy efforts during Nigeria’s 2014 Ebola Virus Disease outbreak to secure critical
financial and in-kind support (worth approx. $750,000) from a foundation and a high net worth
philanthropist for the purchase of personal protective equipment and the provision of free unlimited call
credit to aid contact-tracing efforts
- Convened the organisation’s first private sector roundtable comprising 12 national and multinational
corporate organisations to stimulate a combined private sector readiness and response plans for future
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- Supported advocacy and evidence-generation activities for the Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria,
one of the homegrown non-profit organisations that spearheaded the effort to inform policy design and
health planning for the National Health Act (NHA) of 2014, subsequently passed into law
- Supported business development and partnership-building for Health Systems Consult Limited - Drafted Expressions of Interest and proposals for consultancy services; Drafted Terms of Reference… Show more

- Supported advocacy and evidence-generation activities for the Health Reform Foundation of Nigeria,
one of the homegrown non-profit organisations that spearheaded the effort to inform policy design and
health planning for the National Health Act (NHA) of 2014, subsequently passed into law
- Supported business development and partnership-building for Health Systems Consult Limited - Drafted Expressions of Interest and proposals for consultancy services; Drafted Terms of Reference for
members of multi-stakeholder Technical Working Groups of collaborative initiatives Show less

- Provided medical and public health skills, research and advice concerning preventive health, communicable diseases and environmental issues for low-income communities; develop and enhance skills across a broad range of public health issues, whilst preparing for the Faculty of Public Health Fellowship
- Raised approx. $15,000 on behalf of the Lagos State Chapter of the Association of Public Health
Physicians of Nigeria to cover the cost of hosting the 26th Annual Meeting and National… Show more

- Provided medical and public health skills, research and advice concerning preventive health, communicable diseases and environmental issues for low-income communities; develop and enhance skills across a broad range of public health issues, whilst preparing for the Faculty of Public Health Fellowship
- Raised approx. $15,000 on behalf of the Lagos State Chapter of the Association of Public Health
Physicians of Nigeria to cover the cost of hosting the 26th Annual Meeting and National Scientific Conference in 2010
- Conducted a training workshop for Community Health Extension Workers and Traditional Birth
Attendants drawn from contiguous communities of Ifo local government area of Ogun state on risk
recognition and prevention of birth complications
- Conducted qualitative behavioural research on the knowledge and use of contraceptive methods
among a sample of Community Health Extension Officers in Lagos state and mentored them to develop
effective health communication campaigns
- Conducted quarterly community immersion and health outreach programs, including a needs
assessment to support primary healthcare services within the densely populated Mushin local
government area of Lagos State
- Conducted bi-weekly after-school clinical consultations for adolescents for 3 months and co-facilitated
a two-week training program in adolescent-friendly health services for 30 student nurses in
collaboration with Action Health Incorporated Show less

- Conducted site visits of Global Fund-supported projects to assess the outcomes of program activities
and achievement of program objectives, the findings of which were published in three co-authored
advocacy publications on Global Fund grant interventions in Rwanda and Ethiopia
- Served as country liaison and focal person for Burundi and Nigeria and supported a select group of Sub-Saharan African CSOs to integrate SRH with HIV for Global Fund Rounds 8 and 9 grant proposals… Show more

- Conducted site visits of Global Fund-supported projects to assess the outcomes of program activities
and achievement of program objectives, the findings of which were published in three co-authored
advocacy publications on Global Fund grant interventions in Rwanda and Ethiopia
- Served as country liaison and focal person for Burundi and Nigeria and supported a select group of Sub-Saharan African CSOs to integrate SRH with HIV for Global Fund Rounds 8 and 9 grant proposals, subsequently positioning three of them to become Principal Recipients or Sub-Recipients of grants
- Facilitated the recruitment of consultants for select CSOs in Burundi, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana,
and Nigeria to develop high-quality winning SRH-integrated proposals for Global Fund Rounds 8 and 9
- Oversaw the organisation’s external evaluation, including a thorough review of its Strategic Plan and
Two-Year Action Plan, and revised its short, medium and long-term goals and objectives with
corresponding timescales to make them more feasible and achievable
- Developed concept papers and proposals for co-investment in Global Fund-related activities and collaboration with other initiatives
- Led the timely delivery of project updates and reports for stakeholders Show less