Nigeria currently spends about $120 per capita on healthcare, with only $30 contributed by government and the bulk financed through out-of-pocket payments, Health Minister Mohammed Ali Pate has said.
He warned that this funding gap leaves vulnerable Nigerians exposed and emphasized the need to mobilize resources more efficiently to strengthen the health system.
Pate made the remarks during the opening of the National Health Financing Dialogue in Abuja on Monday, themed “Reimagining the Future of Health Financing in Nigeria.”