Why the primary healthcare system in Nigeria is collapsing – Experts

At the third annual stakeholders’ engagement and dialogue held in Gombe on December 14th 2022, experts and other critical stakeholders gathered to commemorate the global universal health coverage day with the theme; “Building a Resilient and Sustainable Health System for Improved Universal Health Coverage”. While speaking on the role of ‘Primary Health Care in sustainable Health care in Nigeria, Dr Seni James the provost, state college...

The role of Infection control in improving quality and safety in primary healthcare in Nigeria

The primary healthcare system which provides basic clinical and public health to one fifth of the global population has a notable history. The primary care institutions faced substantial challenges in the health care sector, including limited development, inadequate government funding and weakening of the support by public health care providers. This led to surging costs, poor quality, and diminished access to care in primary healthcare. Even...