Reviving Healthcare Delivery: Context-Based Issues for Revamping Primary Healthcare in Nigeria

doi:10.7176/jpid/48-06

Abstract

Highlights

The phenomenon of health and illness in human history dates back to time immemorial
The aim of this paper is to provide critical insights and raise major issues for the revamping of primary health care – the hub of the country’s health policy, for the overall revival of health care delivery in Nigeria
Summary And Conclusion The discussion far presents an overview of Nigerian health policy: Primary healthcare (PHC) and the problems militating against the attainment of its goals

Summary

Introduction

The phenomenon of health and illness in human history dates back to time immemorial. They constitute some of the realities that man has had to face in his experience of life. Man from prehistoric times had devised means of maintaining health and restoring the body to normalcy at whenever he falls sick This culminated in the emergence of traditional medicine as can be found among different peoples and cultures. There was the need to develop means vis-à-vis policies, strategies and funding, through which healthcare can be made available to the people This gave birth to the notion of healthcare delivery systems – an arrangement consisting of “all organizations, people and actions whose primary intent is to promote, restore or maintain health (WHO, 2007). Nigeria has struggled over the years, to develop and sustain different policies and programmes for the delivery of care to its vast citizenry All of these attempts have suffered the same fate as developmental efforts in other spheres of national life. The aim of this paper is to provide critical insights and raise major issues for the revamping of primary health care – the hub of the country’s health policy, for the overall revival of health care delivery in Nigeria

Healthcare Delivery In Nigeria

Primary Healthcare

Findings

Revamping Primary Healthcare In Nigeria