THE NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY
ISSN: 0331-4111 e-ISSN: 2736-075X
Volume 21, No. 1, June 2023
Pages 159-172
DOI: 10.36108/NJSA/3202.12.0190
Problems and Prospects of the Nigerian Health Care System
Sakiru Olarotimi Raji
Lagos State University, Nigeria
Abstract
Health care in Nigeria is continually faced with the issue of high demand as its population increases. This demand has consistently met with low accessibility and supply, which is rather devastating to the health system. This study aims to investigate the problems and prospects of the Nigerian health care systems, the extent to which the problem affects the population and what could be done to improve the situation. Secondary data were adopted to generate information relevant to undertake a comparison based data collected from 2013 till 2020. The secondary data were sourced from accessible academic publications, research works and journal from various field of study. The challenges of the Nigerian health sector are numerous and over time have increased due to the increasing population and failure in government policy implementations. Other issues include the reduction in health care sector budget despite the upsurge in insurgency and health hazards such as the COVID-19 pandemic and strike action by health professional over government inability to meet their demands. Increment and more incentives should be given to the medical professionals as a matter of urgency.
Keywords: Healthcare system, Nigeria health sector, availability, accessibility of healthcare facilities