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Nigeria's new law aims to provide health insurance to all

(3 days ago) WEBDr Faisal Shuaib, Executive Director of Nigeria's National Primary Health Care Development Agency, said the move now aligns the country “with the global push for universal access to quality and affordable health care”. Previously, health insurance in …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)01008-X/fulltext

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Health reform in Nigeria: the politics of primary health care and

(4 days ago) WEBFirst, it mandated that at least 1% of Nigeria’s CRF be allocated to the BHCPF (in 2019, 1% of the CRF was $130–140 million). Second, this amount must be divided between health insurance (50%), direct support to facilities (45%) and emergency care (5%) ( Alawode et al., 2022 ).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10775211/

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The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health …

(3 days ago) WEBHealth is central to the development of any country. Nigeria's gross domestic product is the largest in Africa, but its per capita income of about ₦770 000 (US$2000) is low with a highly inequitable …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02488-0/fulltext

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Health reform in Nigeria: the politics of primary health care …

(2 days ago) WEBNigeria has attempted major health reforms over the past 15years, including programs to strengthen primary health care and to improve health financing and governance. These reforms were successfully adopted. However, in both cases, they faced challenges in implementation. These challenges were rooted in political and institutional features of

https://scholar.harvard.edu/sites/scholar.harvard.edu/files/kcroke/files/nigeria_hpp_croke_ogbuoji.pdf

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Implementing Health Policy in Nigeria: The Basic Health Care …

(9 days ago) WEBIn 2014, Nigeria adopted a new law for its healthcare system, which mandated the establishment of a novel health-financing mechanism, the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF). The BHCPF was created to provide sustainable funding with a view to fast-tracking Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and improving health outcomes in Nigeria.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/dech.12808

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Reforms and public spending to improve access to health care in …

(6 days ago) WEBImproving health care services and outcomes in Nigeria will necessitate sustained investment and targeted programmes to address key challenges. The implementation of the Basic Health Care Provision Fund scheme and the recent introduction of state health insurance, however, marks an important starting point for reforms towards universal …

https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/reports/nigeria/2023-report/health-education/commitment-to-care-new-reforms-and-higher-government-spending-shine-a-positive-light-on-the-sectors-long-term-prospects-overview/

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Health Reform in Nigeria: A Journey towards Universal …

(5 days ago) WEBJune 25, 2020. 9:00 am EDT. View the Recording. Between October 2017 and April 2020, HP+ Nigeria supported a four-pronged mandate in Nigeria to: Unlock $58 million in domestic resources for health by improving the …

http://www.healthpolicyplus.com/HealthReformNigeria.cfm

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Nigeria: health as a political prerequisite - The Lancet

(3 days ago) WEBThe Commission's recommendations also included measures to improve prevention of ill-health and health system reform to achieve universal health coverage through innovative financing and the establishment of a National Medical Research Council. overworked health-care staff, Nigeria's high maternal and infant mortality, improving …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(23)00676-1/fulltext

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Health reform in Nigeria: the politics of primary health care and

(8 days ago) WEBOver the past decade, Nigeria has seen major attempts to strengthen primary health care, through the Saving One Million Lives (SOML) initiative, and to move towards universal health care, through the National Health Act. Both initiatives were successfully adopted, but faced political and institutional challenges in implementation …

https://scholar.harvard.edu/kcroke/publications/health-reform-nigeria-politics-primary-health-care-and-universal-health-coverage

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Nigeria’s health system requires radical overhaul, …

(3 days ago) WEBNigeria spends 4 per cent of gross domestic product on health, below the minimum 5 per cent recommended by the World Health Organization. The report recommends a substantial increase.

https://www.ft.com/content/179598fd-7697-451c-81fc-b2daf03d9a70

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President Tinubu Unveils Plan for Massive Investments in Health …

(9 days ago) WEBThe President made this declaration at the unveiling of Nigeria’s Health Sector Renewal Investment Initiative and the signing of the Health Renewal Compact by Federal, State Governments, and Development Partners in Abuja on Tuesday. The event was a part of activities marking Universal Health Coverage (UHC) Day, observed …

https://statehouse.gov.ng/news/president-tinubu-unveils-plan-for-massive-investments-in-health-sector-says-healthcare-back-on-front-burner/

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USAID Supports Revitalization of Primary Health Care in Nigeria’s

(2 days ago) WEBOn August 12, 2021, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Dr. Anne E. Patterson joined the Minister of State for Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Hajia Ramatu Tijani Aliyu to inaugurate a new primary health care Steering Committee that will help the FCT Administration improve access and delivery of primary …

https://www.usaid.gov/nigeria/press-release/aug-12-2021-usaid-supports-revitalization-primary-health-care-nigerias-capital-territory

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President Buhari Sets up Health Sector Reform Committee; Names …

(7 days ago) WEBThe committee which is set up for a period of six months under the Chairmanship of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has members drawn from private and public sector health care management professionals, development partners, representatives from the National Assembly as well as the Nigeria Governors Forum among others.

https://statehouse.gov.ng/news/president-buhari-sets-up-health-sector-reform-committee-names-vp-osinbajo-as-chairman/

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Health care in Nigeria: Challenges and recommendations

(3 days ago) WEBThe case of Nigeria: Health care services. Since independence in 1960, Nigeria has had a very limited scope of legal coverage for social protection [4] besides over 90% of the Nigerian population being without health insurance coverage. [5] The Nigerian health system has been evolving over the years through health care reforms aiming to …

https://socialprotection.org/discover/blog/health-care-nigeria-challenges-and-recommendations

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HEALTH SECTOR REFORMS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN …

(6 days ago) WEBLife expectancy at birth was 49 years as at 2007. Nigeria still su ffers from low lev el of health development and fall far below the standard of health when compared with countries. at a similar

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336042272_HEALTH_SECTOR_REFORMS_AND_SUSTAINABLE_DEVELOPMENT_IN_NIGERIA_A_HISTORICAL_PERSPECTIVE

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Nigeria Unveils Health Sector Renewal compact to Bridge Gaps

(Just Now) WEBProf. Pate explained that the Basic Health Care Provision Fund (BHCPF) has been redesigned as the foundational basis for a sector-wide approach. He added that the BHCPF, comprising at least 1% of the Consolidated Revenue Fund, is expected to receive at least $2.5 billion in pooled and non-pooled financing from 2024 to 2026 to …

https://von.gov.ng/nigeria-unveils-health-sector-renewal-compact-to-bridge-gaps/

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HEALTH SECTOR REFORMS AND HEALTH OUTCOMES IN …

(9 days ago) WEBmotivated the reform. In this study, we examined the impact of the series of Health Sector Reform on Nigeria’s Health outcomes. The study simply reviewed the elements in the health sector reform and the proceed to examine health indicators and disease profile for Nigeria using data obtained from World Development Indicators CD-ROM, 2014.

https://lajems.com/index.php/lajems/article/download/67/45/

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Nigeria set to reform health care system - Oxford Business Group

(2 days ago) WEBPublic reforms. Allocating more funding for health-related infrastructure and facilities is a key priority for Nigeria, with the government earmarking 4.3% of the 2016 federal budget to health care. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), Nigeria spends only $67 per person on health care, whereas South Africa allocates seven times …

https://oxfordbusinessgroup.com/articles-interviews/nigeria-set-to-reform-health-care-system

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Health reform in Nigeria: the politics of primary health care and

(1 days ago) WEBAbstract. Over the past decade, Nigeria has seen major attempts to strengthen primary health care, through the Saving One Million Lives (SOML) initiative, and to move towards universal health care, through the National Health Act. Both initiatives were successfully adopted, but faced political and institutional challenges in …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37978878/

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The Nigerian health care system: Need for integrating adequate …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Nigerian health care has suffered several down-falls.[1–7] Despite Nigerian's strategic position in Africa, the country is greatly underserved in the health care sphere.Health facilities (health centers, personnel, and medical equipments) are inadequate in this country, especially in rural areas.[1,2,6] While various reforms have been put forward by …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3249694/

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(PDF) HEALTH SECTOR REFORMS IN NIGERIA

(6 days ago) WEBHealth care access in Nigeria is very limited in all dimensions due to factors within and beyond the health system. It is a process motivated by the need to address fundamental deficiencies in health care systems …

https://www.academia.edu/42070032/HEALTH_SECTOR_REFORMS_IN_NIGERIA

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Revolutionising Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria: Strategies for

(4 days ago) WEBThe healthcare landscape in Nigeria presents a myriad of challenges, ranging from inadequate infrastructure to limited access to quality care and high healthcare costs. Despite ongoing efforts by

https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/05/30/revolutionising-healthcare-delivery-in-nigeria-strategies-for-enhancing-healthcare-affordability-accessibility-and-standards/

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The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future …

(3 days ago) WEBWe propose an ambitious programme of healthcare reform to deliver a centrally determined, locally delivered health system. Overall, Nigeria's model of health-care financing since the First Republic has gradually transformed into one focused on the generation of revenue for hospital management through the charging of user fees. …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8943278/

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HEALTH SECTOR REFORM:Issues and Opportunities - World …

(1 days ago) WEBHealth sector reform is a sustained process of fundamental change in policies and institutional arrangements of the health sector1, usually guided by the government. The process lays down a set of policy measures covering the four main core functions of the health system, viz., governance, provision, financing and resource generation.

https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/127574/WP_HlthSecRefm_Final%20Version.pdf;sequence=1

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Nigeria losing health professionals to countries that did not invest …

(8 days ago) WEBOver 5,000 Nigerian medical doctors migrated to the UK between 2015 and 2022. The Nigerian Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has lamented that health systems remain weak in

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/698568-nigeria-losing-health-professionals-to-countries-that-did-not-invest-in-their-education-minister.html

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Nigeria Losing Health Professionals to Countries That Did Not

(3 days ago) WEBOver 5,000 Nigerian medical doctors migrated to the UK between 2015 and 2022.The Nigerian Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Pate, has lamented that health systems remain weak in many

https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/nigeria-losing-health-professionals-to-countries-that-did-not-invest-in-their-education-minister/ar-BB1nfvUh

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