Maternal mortality is a key indicator of population health and social economic development. In African communities especially the sub-Saharan … [Read more...]

Basically, Lassa fever is a viral haemorrhagic fever transmitted by rats. The disease has been known since the 1950s, but the virus was not identified … [Read more...]

In this post, we take a look at primary health care in Nigeria. But first what is primary health care? The origin of PHC can be traced 1978 when … [Read more...]

In this post, we take a look at the national health policy in Nigeria. But first, what really is a national health policy. Often times, people … [Read more...]

Malnutrition is quite prevalent in Nigeria. In fact, the country is one of the six in the world that accounts for half of all child deaths from … [Read more...]

In 2017, Nigeria was positioned 187 out of the 191 member nations in the World Health System Rankings. This low ranking can be linked to the high … [Read more...]

Over the years, the public health system in Nigeria has had some landmark achievements. For example, in 2014, the swift public health response to the … [Read more...]

Nigeria is a population of over 180 million residents. The country makes up a little over 2% of the entire world population. In terms of health, … [Read more...]

In this post, we take a look at the history of healthcare in Nigeria highlighting important timelines between 1472 and 2016. History of Healthcare in … [Read more...]

In this post, we take a look at the health care sector in Nigeria. The healthcare sector in the country is primarily made up of systems and … [Read more...]

The life expectancy in Nigeria falls short of the global average by almost 15 years. But before we take a look at why the country’s life expectancy … [Read more...]