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Ateneh Idris, 27, lost her mother and brother to Lassa fever. The disease, which her family initially thought was malaria, ended up infecting three other members of the household but they were lucky to survive after they were referred from their hospital in Kogi State to the Irrua Specialist Teaching…
But the state scored below average in terms of the overall health security assessment bordering on general capacity to effectively prevent, detect and respond to threats of public health significance.
Most infectious diseases endemic to Nigeria become more virulent during the dry season. Consequently, they leave high-level complications and deaths in their wake. This realisation questions the country’s preparedness to prevent,,,,
The presidential elections that took place in February 2023 was tightly fought and left a lot to be desired in its execution. However, it also presented an opportunity for a policy reset to enable reforms in key sectors, including the health sector.
As the year 2023 comes to a conclusion, it is a good time to look at the current state of Nigeria's health sector. In the midst of global crises and the dawn