Healthcare Delivery in Nigeria: Problems worth solving

Output of an online survey to understand priority areas for intervention to improve healthcare delivery in Nigeria

Summary of survey

122Respondents told us about ONE problem they would like to solve

Key Numbers

10Recurrent problems were prioritized based on completed responses

Core Target - Respondents

7% Health Administrato

rs

5% Students

5% Nurses

31% Doctors

8% IT professionals

5% Development

workers

4% Pharmacist

s

4% Finance

31% Others

31%

14%

13%

12%

9%

7%

5%

4%4%

2%

Numbers of respondents

Access to quality healthcare services

infrastructure

Distance to health facility

Emergency services and response

Hospital standards

Records keeping

Finance

Capability to cater

Insurance

Funding

PROBLEMS DESCRIPTION

Access to quality healthcare Affordability and quality of service

infrastructure Availability of quality infrastructure in hospitals

Distance to Hospital Distance between home and doctors

Emergency services & response Quickness in response &quality of services offered

Hospital standards To ensure minimum standards across hospitals

Records keeping Proper record keeping mechanisms & patients access to information

Finance Financial incentives and rewards for doctors

Capability to cater Skills, education and knowledge

Insurance HMO and ability to afford equitable health care

Funding The availability and access to adequate funds

Funding

Insurance

Capability to cater

Finance

Records keeping

Hospital standards

Emergency services and response

Distance to healthcare facility

infrastructure

Access to quality healthcare services

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Health Professionals

Non-health professionals

Priority Area for Health and Non-health respondents

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