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. 2022 Mar 19;399(10330):1155-1200.
doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(21)02488-0. Epub 2022 Mar 15.

The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation

Ibrahim Abubakar  1 , Sarah L Dalglish  2 , Blake Angell  3 , Olutobi Sanuade  4 , Seye Abimbola  5 , Aishatu Lawal Adamu  6 , Ifedayo M O Adetifa  7 , Tim Colbourn  2 , Afolabi Olaniyi Ogunlesi  8 , Obinna Onwujekwe  9 , Eme T Owoaje  10 , Iruka N Okeke  11 , Adebowale Adeyemo  12 , Gambo Aliyu  13 , Muktar H Aliyu  14 , Sani Hussaini Aliyu  15 , Emmanuel A Ameh  16 , Belinda Archibong  17 , Alex Ezeh  18 , Muktar A Gadanya  19 , Chikwe Ihekweazu  20 , Vivianne Ihekweazu  21 , Zubairu Iliyasu  19 , Aminatu Kwaku Chiroma  19 , Diana A Mabayoje  22 , Mohammed Nasir Sambo  23 , Stephen Obaro  24 , Adesola Yinka-Ogunleye  20 , Friday Okonofua  25 , Tolu Oni  26 , Olu Onyimadu  27 , Muhammad Ali Pate  28 , Babatunde L Salako  29 , Faisal Shuaib  30 , Fatimah Tsiga-Ahmed  19 , Fatima H Zanna  13
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The Lancet Nigeria Commission: investing in health and the future of the nation

Ibrahim Abubakar et al. Lancet. .
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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of interests FS, MNS, GA, and BLS are current heads of Nigerian Government health agencies. CI and SHA held leadership roles in the Nigerian Government during the period of writing of this Commission. SA is editor-in-chief of BMJ Global Health. IA was a Scientific and Technical Adviser to the Nigerian Government Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and ZI is chair of the Nigerian national ethics committee. All other authors declare no competing interests.

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Figure 1
(A) Distribution of public hospitals, health centres/clinics and dispensaries in Nigeria (2019), (B) Number of health facilities per 100 000 population and (C) Health infrastructure quality index by state, 2012
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Figure 2
Fertility rate and total births in Nigeria, 1950–2020 Data are from the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs.
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Figure 3
Nigeria Average Household Size by State from the National HIV/AIDS Indicator and Impact Survey, 2018/19—Sample Size
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Figure 4
Trends in percent distribution of women aged 15-49 years by highest level of schooling completed, Nigeria DHS 1999–2018 Data are from the National Population Commission (Nigeria]) and ICF 74.
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Figure 5
Deaths and disability-adjusted life-years for key conditions in Nigeria, 1998–2019 Data are from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. (A) Age-standardised mortality. (B) All age mortality. (C) Age-standardised disability-adjusted life-years. (D) All age disability-adjusted life-years.
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Figure 6
Overview of Nigerian health plans, strategies and policies from independence to present
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Figure 7
Total Health Expenditure per capita mirrors GDP per capita
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Figure 8
Maternal, neonatal, child deaths, and still births averted relative to baseline scenario UHC=universal health coverage
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Figure 9
Health spending statistics per region, 2017 Data are from The World Bank DataBank.
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