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Health financing is one of the six building blocks of a health system, and health insurance is key to making progress with UHC, yet it continues to be a major challenge in the Nigerian health system. It is uncertain that Nigeria will achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2030 as a target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Nati...
Lower Middle Income Countries (LMICs) are experiencing a health workforce crisis. In the Nigerian context, one of the underlying problems is disharmony and unhealthy rivalry among health professionals and this has contributed to the dysfunction of the health system. Yet, effective teamwork among health professionals is recognised as an essential...
Initially launched in October 2012 by the administration of former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) in June 2016 under the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari re-launched the Save One Million Lives (SOML) project. It was to focus on increasing the use of high impact reproductive, child health and ...
