NIGERIA
Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa (1 in 5 sub-Saharan Africans is Nigerian), has some of the worst health indicators in the world.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Nigeria’s health system ranks only 163 out of 191 countries.
Nigeria is responsible for 20% of all maternal mortality globally, and the great majority of these deaths are preventable.
The country’s population of 200 million is served by only about 24,000 hospitals, almost all of which are sub-standard in quality.
Most Nigerians do not have health insurance, and the poorest Nigerians have extremely limited access to quality health care.
We hope the stats shared here will awaken you to the emergency in Nigeria and compel you to act. You can save lives!!
NIGERIA
Nigeria, the most populous nation in Africa (1 in 5 sub-Saharan Africans is Nigerian), has some of the worst health indicators in the world.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Nigeria’s health system ranks only 163 out of 191 countries.
Nigeria is responsible for 20% of all maternal mortality globally, and the great majority of these deaths are preventable.
The country’s population of 200 million is served by only about 24,000 hospitals, almost all of which are sub-standard in quality.
Most Nigerians do not have health insurance, and the poorest Nigerians have extremely limited access to quality health care.
We hope the stats shared here will awaken you to the emergency in Nigeria and compel you to act. You can save lives!!
THE NEED IS GREAT
The Nigerian press asked me to compare the US healthcare system to the healthcare system here. My answer was that I didn’t see a healthcare system here.
The Nigerian press asked me to compare the US healthcare system to the healthcare system here. My answer was that I didn’t see a healthcare system here.
HEALTH
Per capita public spending for health in Nigeria is less than $5. The WHO recommendation for low-income countries is $34 per capita.
MOTHERS
Nigeria has the second highest number of maternal deaths annually in the world. The great majority of these deaths are preventable – these women do not have to die.
HIV
Nigeria has the second largest HIV-infected population in the world. It also has the third highest level of unmet need for anti-retroviral therapy in the world.
MALARIA
500,000 Nigerians, mostly women and children, die from malaria. And yet, most of these tragic deaths are preventable.
To me, getting any kind of medical care in Nigeria is not worth the risk. If there was something wrong with my fingers or toes, fine, I could go to the hospital in Nigeria. I can live without a finger or toe. Anything more than that, and I’m going to America.