Editor's note: The poor health financing arising from lean budget often results in weak and obsolete infrastructure in the hospitals, congestion of patients to access health care because of limited human resources. In this report, Wale Akinola, reveals the real reasons the federal government should increase funding for health sector. The way a country finances its health care system is a critical determinant for reaching universal health coverage. This is because it determines whether the health services that are available are equally affordable to those that need them. The health indicators for Nigeria are among the worst in the world. Nigeria shoulders 10% of the global disease burden and is making slow progress towards achieving the targets for the health related MDGs. The Nigeria health sector budget is not impressive as it has never moved closer to World Health Organization (WHO) template of 15% of the members' annual budget to be allocated to the health sector. READ
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