Stakeholders Worry Over Future Of Health In Nigeria

...As Royal Philips New Survey Reveals Ailing Sector By Chioma Umeha There is growing concern over the state of healthcare in Nigeria. Many pundits have it that there is no future to the country’s healthcare system. According to them, it is a scenario where uncertainty governs access and the structure is largely powered by out-of-pocket payments in the private sector and an over-burdened public sector. The answer does not even lie in government simply putting more money in the health sector, but the solution is restoring the confidence of the Nigerian public in the system. It was not surprising therefore that the issue was a focus on the a recent summit in Lagos, tagged, ‘Future of Health In Nigeria’ organised by Royal Philips, one of the global leaders in health technology, in collaboration with KPMG Africa. The deliberation which attracted many health industry key players who brainstormed on way forward for the sector witnessed the release of a new he