UTILIZING PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE NIGERIA’S HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

Abstract

Nigeria’s healthcare system is a very poor state. It suffers from a host of challenges including inadequate supply of personnel and equipment, poor infrastructure, and outbound medical tourism. The main reason for these challenges is the lack of funding in the sector. Government has simply been unable to make the required investments to drive the Nigerian health sector forward. This paper suggest that public-private partnerships can help solve some of the problems bedeviling the Nigerian healthcare sector provided that the necessary policy, legal and institutional reforms are effected.