The first national health plan in Nigeria was developed in 1947 by the colonial masters with
the primary goal to provide universal health care to the citizen. To date, this goal remains an …

The Western-style healthcare system was imported into the region now known as Nigeria
over 500 years ago, through the trans-Sahara trade routes by the European traders …

Nigeria is a country endowed with natural resources, yet millions live in abject poverty, and
less than 5% of the population has access to health care. Several reviews and critique …

The National health act took a long period of 2004-2014 before coming to existence, it
serves as a legal backing for the regulation, development, and management of our health …

A cornucopia of reviews and critique articles on the Nigerian healthcare system's challenges
has been published, but there is presently limited systematic research on the health system's …

Fifty-five years after independence, indicators of Nigeria's health outcomes and coverage of
basic health services show underperformance, both in absolute terms and relative to other …

Nigeria's health system is among the most inefficient in the world. This chapter sets out to
identify the stellar health systems that Nigeria can emulate to revitalize and invigorate its …

Nigeria is a country that has stood tall in Africa and features prominently in global affairs, yet
her healthcare system has suffered several down-falls. Despite her position as a country …

Health care access in Nigeria is very limited in all dimensions due to factors within and
beyond the health system. Misconception of primary health care and poor leadership …

The most significant ingredient of life is health. No wonder the oft–spoken slogan:“Health is
wealth”, has remained evergreen in our memory. This is why inasmuch as life is the greatest …