Survey Ranks Nigeria Worst in Healthcare


  Thursday 28 October 2010 - 03:11:14

THIS DAY (Adibe Emenyonu)

Nigeria has been ranked among the worst countries with weak national health system, making it the worst in health delivery system coming 197 out of 200 according to a recent survey.

This was attributed to inequitable distribution of healthcare resources between urban and rural areas; and lack of functional referral system due to poor funding.

This grievous statistic was revealed yesterday in Benin City at a one-day sensitization workshop organized by National Health Insurance scheme [NHIS] for beneficiaries of the health service.



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