The Nigerian healthcare system : pathway to universal and high-quality health care

The Nigerian healthcare system : pathway to universal and high-quality health care / Joseph Abiodun Balogun.

The modern-day practice of health care was imported into Nigeria over 500 years ago. In 1947, the first national health plan was developed in Nigeria with the primary goal of providing universal health care (UHC), but this goal remains elusive to date. This comprehensive book presents the roadmap ne...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Balogun, Joseph Abiodun
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2021.
Subjects:
Medical care > Nigeria.
Health services accessibility.
Medical care
Nigeria
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Fundamentals of Health Care
  • The Evolutionary Developments, Threats and Opportunities Within the Nigerian Healthcare System
  • The Organizational Structure and Leadership of the Nigerian Healthcare System
  • The Vulnerabilities of the Nigerian Healthcare System
  • The spectrum of complementary and alternative medicine
  • Complementary and alternative medical practice in Nigeria
  • Emerging developments in traditional medicine practice in Nigeria
  • The plight of persons living with disabilities: the visible invisibles in Nigeria
  • A comparative analysis of the health system of Nigeria and six selected nations around the world
  • A qualitative investigation of the barriers to the delivery of high-quality healthcare services in Nigeria
  • The political and economic reforms needed to achieve universal and high-quality health care in Nigeria
  • Reimagining the Nigerian healthcare system to achieve universal and high-quality health care by 2030
  • Nigeria's health system response to the COVID-19 pandemic and lessons from other countires.

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