Primary Health Care Reform: Responding to Emerging Urban Health Challenges by addressing equity though a New Primary Health Care (PHC) Model

Tilahun, Hibret Alemu

doi:10.4172/2167-1079-c6-033

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“…The Nigeria human resource for healthcare comprises of nurses, doctors, mid wives, public health nutritionists, laboratory workers, community healthcare volunteers [27,28,29]. The salary of every healthcare worker in Nigeria is determined by the level of government healthcare where they work [30,31].…”

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The Notion of Nigerian Healthcare System Management

Gbolahan¹,

Oyeranmi²

2023

Int.J.Res.Publ.Rev.

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Nigeria covers an area of 923,678 square kilometers and is one of the largest countries in Africa. It borders Benin to the west, Cameroon to the east, Niger and Chad to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south [1]. It is found in the tropics along the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, between 4°1' and 13°9' N and 2°2' and 14°30' E [2]. Nigeria is the most populous country on the African continent, with 225 million inhabitants and an annual population growth rate of 2.47%. The population is predominantly younger, with approximately 45% under the age of 15 and 20% under the age of 5, and women of childbearing age (15-49) make up about 22% of the total population [3, 4]. Harmonious with my research, Nigeria has a gross domestic product (GDP) of 2085 US dollars per capita [6]. Nigeria is listed as one of the poor counties in the world. Nigeria is undergoing social development. Therefore, 48% of the nation's population resides in rural areas, and most Nigerian citizens living in rural areas are considered poor [7]. Based on the year 2020 statistic reports, the maternity ratio is 5.4 per 1000 live births. The infant mortality rate is 54.7 per 1000 live birth, mortality under five years is 90.2 per 1000 live birth, and life expectancy in Nigeria is 55.8 years for both sex combined [8]. This research paper reviews the notion of healthcare system management in Nigeria. This study highlights Nigerian healthcare problems, private and public healthcare, health finance, human resources for health, leadership and governance.

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