Globally, Nigeria has one of the poorest health sector biometrics that includes infant mortality of 72 deaths per 1000 births, a child mortality of 114 deaths per 1000 births; and maternal mortality of 917 per 100000. These are scary reports that must be reversed. No mother should lose her life while bringing forth another life, neither should an infant lose its life on account of dilapidated health-care facilities. At the root of these avoidable deaths in Nigeria is a health-care system that has virtually collapsed due to lack of investment and inadequate funding by the government.
These are indeed critical times in the Nigeria’s health sector and for her citizens too. The coming general elections especially the February 25th presidential election provides Nigerians the doorway to reposition her country and bring it back to the paths of qualitative leadership following a rather unsavory experience in the hurtful rule of the APC. The…
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