Health Care In Nigeria Case Study

Healthcare Portfolio Nigeria Healthcare systems play an extremely important role in a country’s stability. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), activities of a healthcare system are to restore, promote and also maintain the health of its citizens (2016). Healthcare systems also functions to monitor, track and help control diseases. Good health care does not only affect the health and well-being of a country’s population, but it also can affect its entire economy. A quality healthcare system requires many aspects ranging from health policies, budget requirements, good facilities, well-trained staff, along with proper implementation and continuous monitoring (World Health Organization, 2016). In the early years of Nigeria’s independence,

In many African cultures it is believed that all living things including man are linked in harmonious relationships with god and the spirits; this is a vita force with which each entity generates and that a state of health exists with perfect harmony between man and his environment, which leads them to seek out and use traditional medicine (Iyalomhe and Iyalomhe,

Unfortunately the lack of protein leads to a condition called kwashiorkor. In some part of Nigeria during circumcision of children they use cow-dung to clear the umbilical cord, which leads to tetanus infections (Ojua, Ishor, & Ndom, 2013). The traditional practice of female genital mutilation, which can have long-term reproductive health consequences and even cause death, has recently been banned/outlawed by the former Nigerian president (Goldberg, 2015). In conclusion, even though Nigeria offers several healthcare options, it certainly has its problems. Nigeria like every country will almost always have obstacles in providing proper and adequate healthcare to its citizens. Progress is being made and the future of its healthcare system relies on continues effort to promote healthcare equality for