Since independence, Nigeria’s healthcare infrastructure has been underdeveloped and this has remain a major challenge for the people and the government. Gleaning from the country’s healthcare indicators in the last three decades, one would still have reasons to be concerned as the healthcare indicators have not been too positive.
While Nigeria is blessed and have one of the fastest growing populations globally, with 5.5 live births per woman and a population growth rate of 3.2 percent annually, which in time will put the country’s population at 400 million people by 2050, the country is yet to fully establish strong systems to guarantee health security for its people.
