The Fading Safety Net and Nigeria’s Looming Health Deficit

The Fading Safety Net and Nigeria’s Looming Health Deficit

Public health clinics across Nigeria are witnessing an alarming exodus. Low-income patients managing chronic conditions, from HIV and tuberculosis to non-communicable diseases, are increasingly turning away from public hospitals to seek refuge in prayer camps, traditional healing homes, and informal patent medicine stores. This flight is the direct outcome of a severe contraction in foreign…

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Nigeria Allocates N73.4bn to Prevent TB Drug Stockouts

The Federal Government has allocated N73.4 billion for the procurement of tuberculosis drugs and commodities to prevent nationwide stockouts, while expanding molecular-grade diagnostic technology to remote communities as global health financing undergoes major realignment. The World Health Organisation has simultaneously called for increased domestic funding and stronger community engagement to sustain Nigeria’s fight against TB,…

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