INTRODUCTION: The federal government has made significant progress in the following fields since Nigeria gained independence in 1960: agriculture, education, industries, health services, banking, among others. The government has worked to guarantee that everyone, especially women...

Abstract: This study examined the relationship between infant mortality and public health expenditure in Nigeria from 1999 to 2018. The study showed the effect of public health expenditure on health outcomes in Nigeria, as captured by life expectancy at birth and infant mortality...

ABSTRACT: This research study examines the influence of poverty on maternal and infant mortality in Daura, Katsina state. The concepts of maternal and infant mortality have long been recognised in the fields of social and medical sciences. Both of these factors p...

ABSTRACT: This research work consider the impact of poverty on maternal and infant mortality in Jos North Local Government area. Maternal and infant mortality are not new concept in the social and medical sciences. They both pose serious threats to human survival...

Background of the study: Anaemia describes a situation in which there is a reduction of haemoglobin concentration in the blood of pregnant women to a level below 11g/dl. Anaemia is one of the most common nutritional deficiency di...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Nutritional knowledge has been proven to play a very vital role in adopting optimal nutrition practices in the health of every expectant mother.As a matter of fact, health and nutritional status of the population of a nat...

BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: The desire of the rural population to participate directly in the affairs of their communities is driving the rising demand for local government in every corner of the world. Local government is, in reality, as ancient as mankind, as it is the only form o...

BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY: All human beings need a balanced amount of nutrients for proper functioning of the body system. Nutrition is a fundamental pillar of human life, health and development throughout the entire life span (World Bank, 2006). Proper food a...

Background to the Study: The eradication of polio has been hailed as one of the 20th century's greatest successes in primary health care and is universally regarded as a beneficial and cost-effective public health policy (CDC, 2022). Vaccination against polio...

Background of the Study: Nigeria faces serious poverty challenges. Two out of every three Nigerians live below the poverty line of $1 per day in income. Poverty in Nigeria is concentrated in rural areas, which are home to more than 70 percent of the nation’s poor. Developme...

ABSTRACT: Pregnancy duration and choice of care for maternal health are crucial primary health issues that the World Health Organization (WHO) keeps constant in the campaign for all round healthcare delivery for mother and child. To be sure, there is consensus on the need for opt...

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Background of the study: The concept of human capital is a relatively recent idea in the realm of economic theory. While economists have long paid close attention to the concept of investments in physi...

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Background to the Study: Poverty is the major problem in most developing economies. In these economies, it is argued that among others absence of acce...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Many family lost their children to any one of these childhood killer diseases in the past, this dashing the hope of parent on such children. The effect of such loses often invo...

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Background of the study: The consequences of population growth on the economic development of less developed countries are not the same because the condition prevailing in these countries are quite d...

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BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY: Poverty is a universal problem facing mankind, with serious consequences. It can be described as a multi-dimensional phenomenon, which lacks universally accepted definition. Fo...

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Background to the Study: The significant increase in global population in recent years has garnered considerable interest, particularly in Africa, whe...

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Every individual is entitled to the full protection of their rights because they are human beings. Men and women also experience health challenges but because women go through some biological and social processes that carry health risks like pregnancy and child birth they requi...

THE IMPACT OF MEDICAL INFLATION ON THE HEALTH OF VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN ADAMAWA STATE: A FOCUS ON CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

Medical inflation, characterized by the persistent...

THE ROLE OF MEDICAL INFLATION IN LIMITING HEALTHCARE ACCESS IN CONFLICT-AFFECTED BORNO STATE: IMPACT ON MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study

Medical inflation refers to the sustained increas...