“Our health sector is not okay today, but that’s not the reason our African leaders fly abroad for healthcare,” says one young Nigerian man. “They fly to foreign hospitals because they want to show us class, that they are at a level we simply cannot reach.”

The problem is that, whenever leaders across Africa are ill, they immediately fly abroad for treatment. This indicates two problems – one, that the healthcare systems in Africa are not good enough for our own presidents, and secondly, why do our own presidents not invest more money into our healthcare systems to ensure they are good enough – and what happens to the money they do invest?

For example, the presidential clinic in Nigeria’s Aso Rock, is supposed to be the pinnacle of healthcare in Nigeria, to care for our president, as well as training medical personnel. In the 2017, over 3 billion Naira was allocated to Nigeria’s State House Medical Centre. And, in the nation’s 2016 budget, the Aso Rock clinic was allocated N3.219 billion, which was also set to ensure the completion of on-going construction work, procurement of drugs and other medical equipment.

And, yet, Nigeria’s president Buhari recently spent 104 days in London for treatment. The Aso Rock hospital clinic equipment is apparently largely shutdown.

Nigeria’s health budget for 2017 is 4.17%. To put this in contest, the USA spends at least $7,000 per citizen, or about N3.5 million. In comparison, Nigeria will spend N1,688 per head for a whole year.

“We don’t have good infrastructure, no good hospitals, no good qualitative healthcare in Africa, so I think it’s not a welcome development,” says one young Nigerian lady. “We need a law that can put a stop to people going abroad for medical treatment, I think they would improve on our local hospitals.”

“Our politicians are just sell-outs,” says a young businessman. “They campaign and say they will change the system and improve hospitals, but then they sell-out.”

How do you feel about the state of Nigeria’s hospitals? Would you travel abroad to foreign hospitals?

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So the ONE #MakeNaijaStronger Campaign and BattaBox have teamed up in Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, to find out: what do Nigerians think of their primary healthcare facilities? Is government funding sufficient for basic, minimum healthcare or is the 1% of the basic healthcare provision fund critical to improve current health realities?

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Given the urgency of this issue, we hope to translate this discourse into tangible actions. You can join our member action by going to a primary health care facility near you, taking a picture of the facility, and sharing it on social media using the hashtag #MyNaijaClinic and #makenaijastronger.

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“I trust Nigerian hospitals, but it’s very funny, because the President tells us we should patronise Nigerian products flies himself abraod when he is sick,” says one young Nigerian.

“If you go to public hospitals, you will need to pay money for so many things before a doctor even attends to you,” says one Nigerian lady.

“I use private healthcare because I get the best there,” says one Abuja businessman.

“The private clinics have much better and more equipment than government hospitals,” says a Nigerian student.

The problem is on several levels, but one of them is not enough government funding and transparency of funds for the health sector in Nigeria.

Do you trust Nigerian hospitals? Gist us in the comments!

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Viral hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver due to the presence of toxic substances.There are several types of hepatitis viruses such as hepatitis A, B, C, D, E and G but types A, B, and C are the most common. It is possible to get a vaccination to prevent hepatitis. Visit your doctor or the nearest health centre today to find out more! 

World Hepatitis Day is on July 28th so BattaBox’s Fluorin YP hit the streets of Lagos to find out what Nigerians know about Viral Hepatitis.

Here are some of the interesting answers…

“Is your urine dark?” YP asks a young man who bursts out laughing.

“Is my urine dark?? What the f***?!” he answers.

“I don’t know it depends.”

“Have you heard of viral hepatitis?”

“I have no idea.”

“I’m just hearing about it for the first time.”

Everyone YP asked did not know what viral hepatitis is so it is important that Nigerians like, comment and share this video with the hashtag #nohep to bring awareness and eradicate the spread of viral hepatitis once and for all!

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