Abstract: Universal health coverage (UHC) is a fundamental human right that ensures equitable access to high-quality healthcare services without financial hardship. Nigeria, the most populous country in Africa, has made slow progress towards achieving UHC, with public healthcare spending at only 3.75% of GDP. The country faces a rising burden of communicable and non-communicable diseases, high maternal and child mortality, and low vaccination coverage, compounded by inadequate healthcare infrastructure, insufficient funding, and a shortage of healthcare workers.......
Keywords – Universal Health Coverage, Health Equity, Access to Healthcare, Health Policy.
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