Nigeria needs huge investment to achieve health for all -Dr Ola Brown

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order to achieve Universal Health Coverage for Nigerians, the Managing Director of Flying Doctors Nigeria, Dr Ola Brown, calls for more investment in the health sector.

Addressing concerns on five percent allocation to primary healthcare emergency and it’s impact so far, Brown said: “The budget of National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, in England is almost $200 billion and the population of the United Kingdom, is just $65 million. Nigeria’s federal budget for health care is $1billion and the population is almost 200 million.

“Also, I do feel that the medical equipment available globally is actually a bit too expensive for what people can afford. “So what is happening in India is that they have been designing their own equipment that is far cheaper and because of that, that’s part of the reasons why health care is so cheap in India.

 

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