Title:
ATTAINING UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE THROUGH INNOVATIVE POLICIES: A REVIEW OF NIGERIA'S NATIONAL HEALTH ACT AND STRATEGIC HEALTH POLICIES
Authors:
Okorie, Gideon Sorochi
Place:
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Publisher:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute [etc.]
Year:
2021
PAGE:
ix, 58
Language:
En
Subject:
Health and Poverty
Keywords:
Nigeria, Universal Health Coverage, Basic Health Care Provision Fund, National Health Act, Catastrophic Health Expenditure, Out-‐Of-‐Payment, Essential services coverage, Disparity, Health Service Access.
Abstract:
To strengthen the coordination of the health sector based on identified weaknesses, the National Health Act 2014 was enacted. It provides the legal framework that guides activities in the health sector, including bedrock for policies to stir Nigeria into progressing towards attaining Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Organization:
KIT - Royal Tropical Institute , VU - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Institute:
KIT (Royal Tropical Institute)
Country:
Nigeria
Region:
West Africa
Training:
Master of Public Health/International Course in Health Development (MPH/ICHD)
Category:
Research
Right:
© 2021 Okorie
Document type:
Thesis/dissertation
File:
wZte2driRj_20211227160352127.pdf