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1The Lancet, 32 Jamestown Road, London NW1 7BY, UK. salhargreaves@hotmail.com
Lancet (London, England)
|June 22, 2002
Resumen
Nigeria Nigeria es el nombre de Nigeria.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud Pública La salud pública.
- Sistemas de salud africanos Sistemas de salud africanos.
- Política de la atención de la salud Política de salud.
Sus antecedentes:
- Décadas de corrupción y gobierno militar han degradado severamente los servicios públicos de Nigeria.
- El sector de la salud está críticamente subfinanciado y mal administrado, lo que afecta a millones.
- La negligencia generalizada ha llevado a bajas tasas de vacunación y atención inadecuada para enfermedades como el VIH / SIDA.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar el estado de los servicios de salud en Nigeria en 2001.
- Para resaltar el impacto de las prioridades políticas en la salud pública.
- Examinar los desafíos que enfrenta el nuevo gobierno civil en la mejora de los resultados de salud.
Principales métodos:
- Observación directa durante una visita a Médicos Sin Fronteras en octubre de 2001.
- Análisis de la estructura del sistema de salud y la asignación de recursos.
- Evaluación del impacto de los programas verticales en la prestación de servicios.
Principales resultados:
- Los servicios de salud gubernamentales son en gran medida no funcionales.
- La mitad de la población carece de vacunas de rutina; 3,5 millones tienen VIH / SIDA sin atención básica.
- La mala coordinación y la mala distribución de los recursos obstaculizan la prestación efectiva de atención médica.
Conclusiones:
- Las prioridades políticas continúan reemplazando las necesidades básicas de salud de la población nigeriana.
- El sector de la salud nigeriano se enfrenta a desafíos monumentales que requieren un compromiso urgente del gobierno.
- A pesar de su potencial, el sistema de salud de Nigeria requiere una reforma significativa para servir a sus ciudadanos de manera efectiva.
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