Nigeria’s health crisis
By Guardian Exclusive
27 July 2017 |
1:18 pm
Nigeria is spending only about N1,500 per citizen annually compared to over £2,000 per person in the UK. This falls short of the Abuja Declaration, a commitment by African heads of governments to spend at least 15% of their national budgets on the health sector.
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1 Comments
They don’t care for the health of poor
Nigerians, when they could afford to receive the best healthcare in foreign countries. In fact, Nigerian leaders are very funny, self centered and selfish.
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