HEALTH expert, Dr Olalekan Ogungbemi, has tasked the Federal Government to give adequate attention to the health sector in the country in order to revitalise the sector. According to him, it is worrisome that Nigeria came third last in the latest world health ranking among 200 countries of the world. ALSO READ: Increase doctors’ salaries to curb brain drainDr Olalekan expressed disappointment over the decreased in the national health budget 2018, saying that it has compounded the problems of the already fragile health sector. “As a doctor and someone who owns health foundation that is involving in massive free medical health outreach to different people; IDPs, less privileged people among others, I am speaking from first-hand experience. “The health budget of the country that is less than 10 per cent for the population of over 180 million people is something to worry about, last year’s budget was N4.

Source: Nigerian Tribune December 11, 2018 14:15 UTC