Towards the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Nigeria: a health system perspective of the achievements and challenges

BO Olakunde, DA Adeyinka, JO Olawepo… - International …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Despite its scaled-up response for prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV
(PMTCT), Nigeria still contributes the greatest number of infants infected with HIV worldwide …

Distribution of health facilities in Nigeria: implications and options for universal health coverage

OA Makinde, A Sule, O Ayankogbe… - … International journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Nigeria is considering adopting Universal Health Coverage (UHC) as an official
policy target to ensure access to quality health care services for her population without …

Quality of routine facility data for monitoring priority maternal and newborn indicators in DHIS2: A case study from Gombe State, Nigeria

AA Bhattacharya, N Umar, A Audu, H Felix, E Allen… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Routine health information systems are critical for monitoring service delivery.
District Heath Information System, version 2 (DHIS2) is an open source software platform …

[PDF][PDF] Towards health system strengthening: a review of the Nigerian health system from 1960 to 2019

BS Aregbeshola - Available at SSRN, 2021 - researchgate.net
The Nigerian health system is weak and has been evolving over the years with misplaced
priorities and the focus on health inputs rather than outputs. The design and adoption of …

A geospatial database of close-to-reality travel times to obstetric emergency care in 15 Nigerian conurbations

PM Macharia, KLM Wong, T Olubodun, L Beňová… - Scientific data, 2023 - nature.com
Travel time estimation accounting for on-the-ground realities between the location where a
need for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) arises and the health facility capable of providing …

Trends in the completeness of birth registration in Nigeria: 2002–2010

OA Makinde, B Olapeju, O Ogbuoji, S Babalola - Demographic Research, 2016 - JSTOR
BACKGROUND Nigeria is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, which
identifies birth registration as a child's right. However, it is unclear how much progress has …

On-demand mobile hypertension training for primary health care workers in Nigeria: a pilot study

J Odu, K Osi, L Nguyen, A Goldstein, LJ Appel… - BMC health services …, 2024 - Springer
Background Only one out of every ten Nigerian adults with hypertension has their blood
pressure controlled. Health worker training is essential to improve hypertension diagnosis …

Status of the use and compliance with malaria rapid diagnostic tests in formal private health facilities in Nigeria

OA Mokuolu, GN Ntadom, OO Ajumobi, RA Alero… - Malaria journal, 2016 - Springer
Background Nigeria has the largest number of malaria-related deaths, accounting for a third
of global malaria deaths. It is important that the country attains universal coverage of key …

Advancing the Nigerian health system through advanced practice nursing

DJ Arowolo, OC Olarinde, YO Tola… - Nursing Practice …, 2023 - npt.tums.ac.ir
Background & Aim: To meet the changing global population needs and demands of patient
care, healthcare systems worldwide are under restructuring and transformation. Advanced …

Primary healthcare planning, bottleneck analysis and performance improvement: An evaluation of processes and outcomes in a Nigerian context

EA Eboreime, O Idika, K Omitiran, O Eboreime… - Evaluation and program …, 2019 - Elsevier
Operational planning of interventions defines roadmaps, timelines and resources necessary
for translating policies into expected health outcomes along the evidence-policy …