Opinion: Minister Ehanire: Steering a Period of Inclusiveness In Nigerian Healthcare?, By Adaeze C. Oreh
The minister of Health has also said that the provision of “universal health care is not complete without inclusiveness”. This inclusiveness in financial risk protection and equitable service delivery would ensure that every Nigerian, regardless of sector, tribe or creed should have access to publicly funded quality health care.
Having served as Nigeria’s minister of state for Health between 2015 to 2019, where he worked closely with Professor Isaac Adewole, the former minister of Health, Dr. Ehanire is not an unfamiliar figure in Nigeria and is quite cognisant with the various nuances and challenges in the Nigerian health sector.
The staggeringly high amount of out-of-pocket payments that Nigerians routinely spend in order to gain access to health care services have over the years been an albatross that has stunted the nation’s growth. Robert Yates, an internationally recognised expert on universal health coverage and progressive health financing, and head of the Centre on Global Health Security at Chatham House, following Dr Ehanire’s appointment, proffered that the minister should, “persuade Muhammadu Buhari to treble domestic tax financing for health.” The 2019 allocation to healthcare is 4.
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