Often times, school leavers spend many years trying to gain admission to study medicine in public universities without knowing that there are private universities that offer the same course although it is usually more expensive. In this post, we have compiled a list of private universities in the country that offer medicine as a course. […]
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 until 1969, when two missionary nurses died from it in the town of Lassa in Nigeria. In this post, we take a look at Lassa fever in Nigeria, its outbreaks […]
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 the concept was first published. It was conceptualized by the Aima-Ata Declaration of 1978 as a grass-roots management approach to providing health care services to communities. […]
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 mistake “health policy” for “medical care policy” but they are not the same. The medical care is just a component of the national health. Basically, a health policy comprises […]
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 malnutrition In this post, we take a look at malnutrition and the measures deployed in creating awareness and preventing the condition. Malnutrition in Nigeria: Overview, Awareness Measures & […]
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 maternal and infant mortality rate as well as the prevalence of diseases like Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS in the country. One of the interventions aimed at combating this […]
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 Ebola outbreak was responsible for containing this deadly epidemic. However, it hasn’t always been all success for the system, there have also been some major issues with public health in […]
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, there are many interesting health statistics with regards to Nigeria and in this post, we take a look at some of these. Amazing Health Statistics in Nigeria #1 HIV/AIDS […]
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 Nigeria Year | Type of event 1472 | Portuguese navigators reach Nigerian coast. They bring European medicine, first to satisfy their own need. 1861 | Britain establishes the Colony and […]
Often times, many young school leavers choose Medicine and Surgery as their desired course when seeking admission into the universities. Unfortunately, only a small fraction of these students gain admission to study medicine. However, there are medical courses that enable graduates to work with medical doctors and do what they want to do which is […]
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 companies specialized in the production and delivery of products and services that improve the well-being of the nation. The Healthcare Sector in Nigeria: A General Overview In a […]
In the mid 70’s, the Federal Government of Nigeria gave a directive that all state governments in the country to establish at least one school of Health technology in their respective slates. This led to the proliferation of schools of health technology across the nation. Schools of Health Technology in Nigeria In this post, we […]
