September 2nd, 2020 Health

Lack of Compliance to Minimum Requirements by Primary Healthcare Centres (PHC) in Nigeria

A picture of 34,173 Primary Healthcare Centres catering for a population of over 200 million is pretty bad. But what if we told you that of that sum, only 6000 were functional? Or that only 57% of the sum can boast of five hours of electricity; that’s not even one-quarter of a day! The Good Governance Team with support from the Heinrich Böll Stiftung unearthed these findings in a report.  The recent document highlights the poor state of infrastructure, human resources, and service provision at PHCs across the country.

August 11th, 2020 Health

Community-Based Health Insurance Scheme

The hallmark of any developed nation committed to protecting the wellbeing of its citizens is ensuring there is inclusive and affordable access to health care services. In Nigeria, however, a vast number of individuals, particularly in rural communities, don’t have access to health facilities. They consequently die from preventable deaths. And the deterrent to healthcare use remains, cost.