This is one of the major issues I have with healthcare commentary in Nigeria.
We want exactly the same look, feel, aesthetic and standard in healthcare as the UK NHS. But this is IMPOSSIBLE to achieve.
We want exactly the same look, feel, aesthetic and standard in healthcare as the UK NHS. But this is IMPOSSIBLE to achieve.
The UK NHS spends over $200bn on providing healthcare to 60m citizens. Nigeria's budget is barely up to $30bn, for 200m citizens.
And 70% of our budget is spent paying back our loans.
And 70% of our budget is spent paying back our loans.
We travel to the UK and ask 'why can we built this in Nigeria?'. The answer is simple. Nigeria is a poor country.
But being poor; that's not the worst or most destructive thing. The worst thing is the fact that Nigeria is a poor country that doesn't know it is poor.
But being poor; that's not the worst or most destructive thing. The worst thing is the fact that Nigeria is a poor country that doesn't know it is poor.
If you don't know you are poor, you will continue to spend like you are rich.
Yes we can allocate more spending to health. But we have to design our healthcare system to be cost effective and prudent. NOT like the NHS. But closer to China or India.
Yes we can allocate more spending to health. But we have to design our healthcare system to be cost effective and prudent. NOT like the NHS. But closer to China or India.
The UK's healthcare budget, is almost TEN times more than Nigeria's entire budget!!!!
The UK spends half on Nigeria's entire GDP on health.
But we want our own to be exactly the same? Is that practical?
The UK spends half on Nigeria's entire GDP on health.
But we want our own to be exactly the same? Is that practical?
We need to innovate and design a healthcare system that meets our needs on our budget.
