The impact of healthcare financing on safe surgical care in Nigeria: a review

Authors

  • Otobo D. Daniel Department of Medicine and Surgery, Bingham University, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Fadimatu S. Usman Department of Orthopaedics Surgery, Kubwa General Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Omoruyi A. Anita Department of Medicine and Surgery, Bingham University, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Alapa Glory Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria
  • Chukwu O. Bernard Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • Yahaya Sule Department of Medicine and Surgery, Bingham University, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Ekoja E. Mary Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
  • Michael I. Asije Department of Optometry, University of Benin, Edo State, Nigeria
  • Kolajo O. John Department of Medicine and Surgery, Bingham University, Abuja, Nigeria
  • Yonni Johnson Department of Medicine and Surgery, Bingham University, Abuja, Nigeria

Keywords:

healthcare financing, SDGS, surgical care, Nigeria

Abstract

Healthcare financing is a key component to the good health and wellbeing of a community or country. It has been outlined as one of the critical components towards achieving Universal health Coverage. However, healthcare financing from out-of-pocket financing which is popular amongst the LMICs are a back breaking burden for those seeking health services. It has also been studied and deducted that one of the major catastrophic expenditures in healthcare is from surgical and post-operative surgical care. Further review of different literatures also brought to light the fact that there have been a 3 fold increase in the costs of common surgical procedures performed, whilst more than two-third of the Nigerian population still earns less than $60 monthly.

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2021-10-27

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O. D. Daniel, “The impact of healthcare financing on safe surgical care in Nigeria: a review”, J. A. Med. Sci, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 07–11, Oct. 2021.

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