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Nigeria's healthcare system, health institutions, public health milestones, and traditional medicine.
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Structure of Nigeria's Healthcare System
Nigeria runs a three-tier healthcare system — primary care under local governments, secondary care under states, and tertiary care under the federal government —…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC)
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) began operating in 2011 and received full statutory backing through the NCDC (Establishment) Act, 2018.…
Nigeria's Polio Eradication Effort
On 25 August 2020, the WHO African Region — including Nigeria, the region's last holdout — was certified free of wild poliovirus after four…
Traditional and Indigenous Medicine in Nigeria
Traditional and indigenous medicine — herbal treatment, bone-setting, traditional birth attendance, and spiritually-framed healing — remains widely practised across Nigeria's ethnic communities and is…