Abstract
Nigeria as a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) declaration has been making concerted effort to actualize these human development goals. She has put some strategies in place to specifically address the issue of health-related MDGs, especially MDGs 4 and 5. This paper therefore, reviewed some of the strategies put in place in order to achieve the fourth and fifth MDGs in Nigeria. Key words: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Nigeria, health-related MDGs
Highlights
Akinwaare Margaret OmowaleolaNigeria as a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) declaration has been making concerted effort to actualize these human development goals
The turn of the last century ushered in a new millennium – a millennium with its hopes, aspirations and fears for its billions of inhabitants
Consultants from International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) carried out feasibility studies and came up with the cost implication, draft legislature and guidelines for the scheme which was approved by the Federal government and directives were issued to the Federal Ministry of Health to start the scheme in the country in 1993 (Adesina, 2009)
Summary
Nigeria as a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) declaration has been making concerted effort to actualize these human development goals. She has put some strategies in place to address the issue of health-related MDGs, especially MDGs 4 and 5.
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