Country to avert 3.1m under-five, 110,540 maternal mortalities in 10 years through revitalisation of PHC delivery To achieve UHC, country needs to set aside 5% of GDP for sector, ensure 90% of population covered by health insurance
Several studies have shown that Nigeria has continued to under-perform in terms of its health indicators. Nigeria failed to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and is not on course to attain the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030.
Stakeholders insist that this situation is largely caused by under-resourcing and inefficiencies in the Primary Health Care (PHC) system.
Little wonder Nigeria has now overtaken India as the country with the highest number of under-five mortality. Data from World Health Organisation (WHO) indicates that one out of every five Nigerian adults is likely to die prematurely from Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDS). Most of these will happen near a PHC facility that will not
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