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2021, Academia Letters
HUMANUS DISCOURSE
An x-ray of health sector administration in Nigeria: Lessons from the Covid-19 Pandemic2022 •
This study examined the Nigeria health sector administration with the view to xray the management of the sector given the sudden current experience occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The main objective of the study is to identify and ascertain the existential challenges of the sector and take note of any improvements or lessons learned from the COVID-19 global health emergency. The study reviewed health documents, time series secondary data on National budget allocation from 2010-2021, exiting epidemic ravaging Nigerians, and previous studies on health issues in Nigeria with the view to understand the capacity of the sector in terms of human and materials resources among others. The system theory by Bertalanffy's organism model and David Easton's model was used as a framework of analysis. To this end, the paper discovers that COVID-19 has exposed the weakness and fragility of the Nigerian Health system. This is contrary to numerous political statements by the political class to invest in the critical sector-the discovery is that the Nigerian Health sector is in dire need of urgent intervention to avoid total collapse in terms of incessant industrial action, high medical tourism, high level of brain-drain, dilapidated infrastructure, poor funding among others. Thus, the study recommended that there is a need for a greater commitment in the sector in terms of funding in line with the 2021 WHO declaration to spend at least 15% of the national budget on health which Nigeria is a signatory to, in an attempt to strengthened health Infrastructure through National Health Trust Fund (NHTF), Man Power development and retention, attractive and competitive remuneration to health workers and legislation to prohibit medical tourism by the political class and government appointees among others.
WSEAS TRANSACTIONS ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS
A Review on Healthcare Schemes in Nigeria: a Case of Corona Virus Pandemic2021 •
Healthcare is an important social amenity which impacts greatly on overall wellbeing of persons especially in low- and middle-income countries where disease burdens are high. In Nigeria health insurance schemes aim to improve the health of citizens and provide equal access to healthcare across different income classes. Corona virus pandemic has affected millions of persons globally with adverse impact on health and health expenses. In the case of a global emergency such as the Corona virus pandemic versus the normal scenario, different healthcare policies are implemented. This study reviews the challenges of health burdens, healthcare delivery, healthcare coverage before and during COVID-19 pandemic, health insurance schemes, and strategies for future improvements in Nigeria. This study reports the current state of health insurance schemes and healthcare coverage in Nigeria, during a pandemic and strategies for an all-inclusive policy for less privileged especially those managing lo...
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Wuhan, China has put health systems globally, under intense pressure. This study seeks to examine the implications of poor management of health systems in Nigeria on the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. This study relied on secondary data such as books, journals and internet sources. Besides, content analysis was used to analyze the data collected. This study argues that health facilities in Nigeria have been put under intense pressure due to the increasing demand for health assistance by Nigerians during the Covid-19, thereby limiting the performance of the limited numbers of health facilities that were hitherto inadequate. Moreover, poor infrastructural development in the health sector and corruption have been identified as causes of the poor performance of the Nigeria health sector. Lastly, this study recommends among other things, that the government should collaborate with the organized private sector in the development of its critical infrastructures such as electricity, road (rail, seaport, airport) and hospitals among others to address the growing pressure on critical infrastructure in the country.
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Covid-19 pandemic and The Nigerian primary healthcare system: The leadership questionBackground: Health system include all activities, institutions and funds whose primary purpose is to promote, restore or maintain health. This article aimed to describe the evolution, current structure, progress and proposals for the development of the Nigerian health system. Data sources: The findings were based on review of published literatures, guidelines and reports identified from electronic and manual searches, reference chaining, website search of health organization, discussion with experts and visits to government establishment in Nigeria. Findings: Development and the current state of the health system had been greatly influenced by the structure and politics of the Nigerian state. With similar history and political structure, the efficiency is lower compared to the Ghanaian health system. Author advanced some proposals for future debate. Conclusion: With more resources for health than most countries in Africa, Nigeria’s health system had not produced commensurate health outcomes. Structural reforms that would bring health care closer to the people, strengthen genuine partnerships, accountability and encouraged consumer participation are considered sine qua non for correcting the current contradictions in the system. Keywords: Health system, development, structure, performance, Nigeria
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