Welcome to HGI

Health Governance International LLC exists to enhance wise, smart and ethical governance and advance the performance of public and private health sector organizations .

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Our story

Both Mostafa and Jim are passionate about health governance and share a firm belief in its importance. They have dedicated the largest parts of their lives to the endeavor of enhancing governance in the health sector.

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What's Happening AT HGI

HGI participates in an Online Session for Governance and Ethics in Health for East Africa

HGI supported the online event, with the aim to expand the collaboration in this area for East Africa. Dr. Mostafa Hunter Founder and President, was part of the expert panel in the session. The region has a great potential to drive positive transformation in health governance in the continent.

HGI Signs Memorandum of Collaboration with Nairobi City County Government

Health Governance International LLC (HGI) has formalized a collaboration with Nairobi City County Government to advance health governance initiatives in Kenya.

HGI Partners with Nursing Council of Kenya to Advance Leadership Education for Nurse and Midwife Leaders

In August 2024, HGI began collaborating with the Nursing Council of Kenya and Strathmore University to develop educational programs for nurse and midwife leaders in governing roles across the Kenyan health sector. The initiative includes input from the U.S.-based Nurses on Boards Coalition, supporting stronger health systems through empowered nurse leadership.

WHAT WE DO

Advocacy

HGI is a firm advocate of effective governance. We believe effective governance goes hand-in-hand with the superior performance of health systems. HGI leverages its wide network of like-minded individuals and organizations to advocate for principles of wise governance, transparency, accountability, and integrity.

Targeted Solutions

HGI is a subject matter expert in health governance consolidating decades of experience across 60+ countries. By applying design thinking, we leverage evidence-based methodologies to develop targeted solutions.

Technical Assistance

HGI is a technical consultant offering a wide range of technical support packages to advance governance in the health sector across the public and private sectors. This is made possible through our diverse network of experts and advisers.

Knowledge Production

HGI is a thought leader bridging the gap between theoretical frameworks and practical challenges. HGI produces and consolidates knowledge through research, cross-national studies and expert insights. Its publications and practical guides aim to be references for best practices in the field of health sector governance.

Knowledge Sharing

HGI is a convener and facilitator of information exchange among experienced leaders engaged in health sector governance. HGI organizes roundtables, conferences, webinars and makes knowledge available to different stakeholders through web-based platforms.

Capacity Building

HGI is a governance guru providing training programs, coaching and other capacity building and advisory services to individuals and organizations. Our programs offer web-based learning systems that advance knowledge in effective governance practices.

MEET OUR TEAM

Founders

Mostafa Hunter

Founder and President

Mostafa is passionate about policy innovations to advance equity and integrity in healthcare systems and fight corruption. Originally an eye surgeon but made a career switch 15 years ago.

James Rice

Founder, Vice-President and Treasurer

Jim is an avid champion for capacity development of men and women interested in leadership and governance improvement. He is the National Lead for Governance and Leadership in Gallagher and Chairman of Akademi Foundation.

Products and Solutions

6 Multi-media Toolkits to Support Governance Transformations

9 Elements of Effective Governing Boards©

Offers a comprehensive approach to advance the effectiveness of governing boards of health care organizations. It takes governing bodies through 9 elements: Mandate, Structure, People, Resources, Information, Practices, Culture, Leadership, and Accountability.

Managing Risks of Intentional Misconduct (MRIM)©

Offers a practical approach to identify and manage risks of intentional misconduct (fraud, corruption, counterfeit, etc ...) in the health sector. It focuses on specific action points within structures and processes to identify the risks, assess their score and scale, design interventions to reduce them and monitor effectiveness of the interventions.

360 Degrees Accountability©

Offers a comprehensive approach to strengthen accountability mechanisms set by the owner/parent organization, independent regulators and other stakeholders (CSOs, chambers of commerce, unions, etc…) to advance transparency, efficiency and effectiveness of health systems and reduce vulnerability to intentional misconduct

Institutional Architecture for Accountability (IAAHS)©

Supports the development of health systems through focusing on actors’ landscapes and institutional structures. It maps the interactions of different institutional actors; assesses their mandates; authorities, responsibilities; enhances the checks and balances between them, and strengthen their capacities.

Private Sector Governance for Health (PSG4H)©

Tackles the governance of private sector in health from 3 perspectives: Advancing the governance of SMEs and their access to finance. Advancing public governance of markets to maximize the overall efficiency of health systems. Advancing the role of responsible capital investments in health.

Focuses on the interplay between governance and technology innovations to advance heath. It focuses on two dimensions: Leveraging the power of technology to enhance governance effectiveness. Improving the governance of technology innovations to maximize their positive impact on health.

Countries

Board Engagements

Board Members Trained

Health Systems Supported

Corruption Risk Assessments