Things are falling apart in Nigeria's health sector. Among other issues, skipping was deemed responsible for the shutdown of the health sector for more than two months during the Ebola outbreak in 2014. A review of the salary structure of other health workers eroded the financial relativity and seniority designed to maintain a professional hierarchy in the health sector. This is no surprise as, despite numerous agitations by the Nigeria Medical Association and her subsidiaries, the National Health Act is yet to be fully implemented. A look at the health indices of Nigeria mirrors that of a nation at war - at war with itself.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 01, 2017 07:47 UTC