The
Nigerian healthcare system experienced several down-falls (Health Reform
Foundation of Nigeria, 2010) . Although Nigeria
has its strategic position in Africa, the country is greatly undeserved in the
healthcare sphere. The Nigerian health facilities such as health institutions,
personnel, and medical equipment are inadequate in the country (Maternal Mortality in Nigeria,
2010) .
Various reforms have encouraged the Nigerian government to address the rate of
issues in the healthcare system which are yet to be implemented at the state
and local government area levels (Menizibeya Osain, 2011) .
In
2009, according to the Nigerian National Health Conference, the healthcare
system remains weak as proved by lack of coordination, fragmentation of
services, resources (including drugs and medical supplies), inadequate and
decay in the infrastructure, inequity in resource distribution, and access to
care, and poor quality of care (Nigeria National Health
Conference, 2009) .
The
performance of the Nigerian healthcare system has been undermined after the two
decades of the Military rule. For example, between the year 1985 and 1993 per
capita investment in health had stagnated at about $1.00 per person compared to
the international recommended level of $34 per person. The most devastating
overall performance of the Nigeria's healthcare system was in 2005, Uganda
allocated 11% of its total budget to healthcare, while Nigeria, in 2006,
budgeted just 5.6%. Despite its high rate of HIV+ patients, Uganda was ranked
149/191 countries and came 39 steps ahead of Nigeria at 187/191 in the WHO
report 2000 (WHO, 2000) .

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Menizibeya
Osain. (2011, 0ct-dec 3). The Nigerian health care system: Need for
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Nigeria
National Health Conference. (2009). Nigeria National Health Conference 2009
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Pharm Access
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The Nigerian Health System. Retrieved from
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