Vote 15% of budget to health, doctors urge Tinubu
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has urged President Bola Tinubu to allocate at least 15 per cent of the 2024 annual budget to the health sector.
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The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has urged President Bola Tinubu to allocate at least 15 per cent of the 2024 annual budget to the health sector.
Ncube is expected to present the 2024 budget later this month.
The healthcare system is in intensive care unit. It has been deteriorating, compounded by exorbitant medical costs.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has expressed concern over the shortage of doctors in Jigawa, with the current ratio of one doctor to 21,000 patients in the state. The NMA Chairman in the state, Dr Aminu Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday to commemorate the 2023 Physicians Week, said “Jigawa has the…