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A review of the Nigerian health care funding system and how | 17945
International Research Journals

A review of the Nigerian health care funding system and how it compares to that of South Africa, Europe and America

Abstract

Onotai Lucky O., Nwankwo N. C

The health care funding system in Nigeria is predom inantly from general taxation by the government which is never sufficient for the provision of good health care service delivery in the country. It is presently facing numerous challenges. This paper se ts out to critically review the Nigerian health car e funding system and how it compares to the experienc es in South Africa, some European countries and United State of America. It will also highlight the challenges facing the Nigerian health care funding system and recommend ways of tackling them. A searc h of relevant articles on health care funding systems using the Google and Yahoo search engine fa cilities helped to gain access to general information on the title.

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