At a time when people are generally living longer with a global average life expectancy of 73 years, the average Nigerian will be lucky to attain the age
of 60. With a life expectancy of 55 years, Nigeria is one of four countries with the lowest life expectancies in the world, after the Central African Republic, Lesotho, and Chad, based on the latest data from the United Nations. At the root of early deaths in Nigeria is a healthcare system that has virtually collapsed due to a lack of investment. The latest World Health Organisation survey ranks Nigeria’s healthcare system as the 4th worst in the world.
In the last 10yrs alone, Nigeria has added almost 50 million people to its headcount, more than the entire population of Canada of 38 million, without any commensurate increase in investment in health. The Federal Government budget for health this year for the entire country is a miserly $1.07bn , less than half the $2.4bn expenditure budget for Guys’ and St Thomas’ – a government hospital in the UK favoured by Nigeria’s ruling elite.
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