27 years of democracy and Nigeria’s health renewal (I): Rebuilding the foundations, By ‘Lade Bandele (opens original article in a new tab)

Nigeria's health sector renewal initiative, launched in 2023, focuses on improving coordination and service delivery, with efforts targeting maternal mortality reduction and primary healthcare upgrades.

• Nigeria's health sector renewal initiative introduced in 2023 aims to improve coordination across financing, service delivery, and workforce development.
• Maternal mortality reduction efforts under MAMII have identified 172 priority areas and performed over 4,000 free C-sections and 15,000 emergency transports.
• Primary healthcare centres have seen upgrades, with 2,382 centres improved and increased funding through the Basic Health Care Provision Fund.