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Nigeria 


    Nigeria has is one of the fastest-growing populations globally. With the development challenges this country has and with the rising population numbers, Nigeria lowers the socioeconomic indicators for the entire African continent (USAID, 2020.)  Malaria is a life-threatening disease that causes the deaths of many children in low-income countries. In 2018, there were about 228 million cases of malaria worldwide. Nigeria counted for 25% of those cases, making it the country with the highest malaria cases for that year (WHO,2019.) Another life-threatening disease in Nigeria is HIV. Nigeria has the second-largest number of people living with HIV globally and accounts for nine percent of the global HIV cases (USAID, 2020.)

SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being










Implemented and Monitored

Nigeria is one of the low-income countries that need the funds, and resources to reach SDG 3, ensuring good health and well-being of the people. A plan was set into a framework called the Nigerian Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (NERGP) developed by the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari to restore economic growth that aligns with the SDGs. One of the main goals of this plan is to improve the availability, accessibility, affordability, and quality of health services by increasing access to primary health care services, expanding health coverage, and improving the quality of the services provided. To start this plan, policy initiatives in the NERGP include strengthen the primary healthcare system, introduce the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), partner with the private sector to construct model mega-health centers, build the capacity of health care professionals to improve service delivery (UN, 2017, p.18.) To monitor, improve health data collections, collation and report, ongoing projects such as NERGP, most states use the National Health Management Information System (NHMIS). Data is collected through the review of national and state level facility data (UN, 2017, p.31.)

Cost of development 

To increase the chances of achieving SDG 3 and other goals, Nigeria will need much more than the estimated cost of 125 trillion Naira in real terms (MI, 2019.) Therefore it is necessary for Nigeria’s domestic and international partners to provide financial support substantially in excess of this amount. However for the budgeting of NERGP, Nigeria has adopted the principles of Zero Based Budgeting (ZBB), with the multi-year budget planning framework such as the Medium-Term Fiscal Framework (MTFF) and the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) as well as the Medium-Term Sector Strategy (MTSS). Nigeria continues to strengthen the commitment to integrating SDGs into the national framework through the 2017 Appropriation Bill, itself a strong demonstration of the integration of SDGs into programmatic funding in the country (UN, 2017, p.15.)


Health Issue 

Nigeria is the seventh most populated country in the world (Worldmeter, 2020.) With the population being 206,139,589, a big portion of this population faces the spread of life-threatening diseases, such as Malaria, HIV/AIDS. Alongside these diseases, Nigeria faces high rates of maternal and infant mortality (UN, n.d.) These outcomes are due to the limited access to health services and health professionals, and the lack of medical supplies and equipment, . Only about five percent of the population are covered under the National Health Insurance Scheme. Only 49% of children were immunized in 2013 (United Nations System in Nigeria, 2017, p.13.) Based on the information above, health is an issue in Nigeria.

Resources 

Nigeria has one of the largest stocks of human resources for health (HRH) in Africa, however, Nigeria is considered a crisis country because, with the number of nurses, doctors, midwives, there is still a lack of them to deliver quality health services. Nigeria suffers from a lack of funds, supplies, health professionals, which prevent this country from ensuring the health of the people.


Addressing and Prioritizing 

Malaria has become a priority global health issue due to the increase in cases and deaths that have caused over the years. Preventing and reducing the spread of malaria and other life-threatening diseases is a priority for Nigeria as well as ensuring and promoting the overall health of the people. The World Health Organization, the United Nations, and other organizations have been taking steps and continue to do so, to address the health issues that this country faces.






References


Global Health Workforce Alliance (2012, April 16). Nigeria. Retrieved September 27, 2020,
from https://www.who.int/workforcealliance/countries/nga/en/

Millennium Institute. (2019). Nigeria SDGs Integrated Policy Analysis and Costing: Millennium Institute. Retrieved September 27, 2020, from https://www.millennium-institute.org/nigeria-isdg-costing-analysis

Worldmeter. (2020). Countries in the world by population (2020). Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/population-by-country/

World Health Organization. (2020, January 14). Fact sheet about Malaria. Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/malaria

United Nations. (n.d.). United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework (UNSDPF) 2018-2022 in Nigeria. Retrieved September 27, 2020, from https://nigeria.un.org/en/29318-united-nations-sustainable-development-partnership-framework-unsdpf-2018-2022

United Nations. (2017, June). Implementation of the SDGs A National Voluntary Review. Retrieved September 27, 2020, from https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/content/documents/16029Nigeria.pdf

United Nations System in Nigeria. (2017, July). United Nations Sustainable Development Partnership Framework. Retrieved September 27, 2020, from https://nigeria.un.org/sites/default/files/2019-12/Nigeria%20UNSDPF%202018-2022.pdf

USAID. (2017, November 28). Global Health: Nigeria. Retrieved September 27, 2020, from https://www.usaid.gov/nigeria/global-health







Comments

  1. Shannon.WilliamsSeptember 27, 2020 at 9:14 PM

    Hey Clincis Flores,

    I have never been to Nigeria, but I always wanted to go. It has beautiful geographic landmarks like waterfalls, rain forests, and the lakes within the cities. I did not know Nigeria is "the seventh most populated country in the world" which can mean it can be difficult to control the epidemic of a disease or a virus. I am not surprised that out of the 228 million cases of Malara around the world, Nigeria has 25% of it which means there are about 912,000 cases which is very high. It also is heartbreaking that people and children who are infected with HIV. I just wrote a blog about Papua New Guinea, and how thousands of people are infected with HIV. I am relieved that the Administration of President Muhammadu Buhari had developed the "Nigerian Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (NERGP) because it shows that the government is involved, and they care about their citizens.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2020 at 10:40 PM

    Hi Clinicis!

    I read a blog about Papua New Guinea and they also have high cases of HIV. I think it is great that there is a plan set to gain economic growth for the SDG. It is very common to see people that are left untreated or are unable to receive any type of heathcare because of economical reasons. With Nigeria having a large population, this would mean they would need more funds and resources to improve their health. This is also a common issue that Papua New Guinea is facing.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 27, 2020 at 11:10 PM

    Good evening Clincis! Your report on the Sustainable development goal of Nigeria offered detailed accounts of the initiatives the country is implementing to further the expansion of good health and well being throughout Nigeria. One aspect that you mentioned that I would like to further expand on is the rapid spread of Malaria that the country has experienced throughout the years. It is disheartening to know that such a preventable disease that could be eliminated through proper vaccination is still prevalent in this day and age. While the United states does currently help countries within the continent of Africa, I believe that the U.S. government should formulate a plan to make vaccinations such as the "RTS,S/AS01" vaccine (which treats malaria) available to all countries on a global scale. RTS,S/AS01 has been recognized as the most effective treatment to thwart malaria as stated by WHO, "RTS,S/AS01 is the most advanced vaccine candidate against the most deadly form of human malaria, Plasmodium falciparum"(WHO,2017).
    Resource:
    World Health Organization. (2017, September 18). Malaria vaccines. World Health Organization. https://www.who.int/immunization/research/development/malaria/en/.

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