Nigeria's tertiary hospitals have faced public criticisms over substandard services and poor
infrastructure reported in the mass media during early to mid-2019. Peer-reviewed studies in …

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 …

The increasing mortality rates in tertiary healthcare hospitals in developing countries, such
as Nigeria, have given growing concerns about the quality of healthcare services delivered …

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 …

706 October 2013, Vol. 103, No. 10 SAMJ directly from service providers to Gauteng's four
tertiary hospitals.• At the time of writing, Dr Terence Carter, Deputy Director-General …

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 …

This article explores the pivotal role of medical laboratory services in enhancing the quality
of healthcare in Nigeria. Medical laboratory science is a comprehensive field that involves a …

Quality problem Weaknesses in the quality of care delivered at hospitals translates into
patient safety challenges and causes unnecessary harm. Low-and-middle-income countries …

Background: A healthcare system must be responsive to the needs of its clients, and this
entails elements such as dignity, confidentiality, autonomy, prompt attention, social support …

Background: There is overwhelming evidence that the quality of health care in South Africa
has been compromised by various challenges that impact negatively on healthcare quality …