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A hospital in Abuja, Nigeria's capital. In Nigeria, there has been a major progress in the improvement of health since 1950.Although lower respiratory infections, neonatal disorders and HIV/AIDS have ranked the topmost causes of deaths in Nigeria, [1] in the case of other diseases such as monkeypox, [2] polio, malaria and tuberculosis, progress has been achieved.
Nationality. Nigerian. Education. MB, ChB (1918) Alma mater. University of Glasgow. Occupation. Medical doctor. Isaac Ladipo Oluwole (1892–1953) was a Nigerian [1] medical doctor who made important improvements to the public health services in Nigeria. [2][3][4]
Nigeria. Died. 2 July 1978. (1978-07-02) (aged 70) Nationality. Nigerian. Oladele Adebayo Ajose (20 September 1907 – 2 July 1978) was a Lagos prince who was the vice-chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University. [1] He was an early advocate of primary health care in Nigeria [2] and the first tenured African professor at the University of ...
Healthcare in Nigeria. Healthcare in Nigeria is a concurrent responsibility of the three tiers of government in the country. [1] Private providers of healthcare have a visible role to play in healthcare delivery. The use of traditional medicine (TM) and complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has increased significantly over the past few ...
The undergraduate medical education in Nigeria lasts at least six years in the University. The first year is spent in the Faculty of Science studying mainly Physics, Chemistry and Zoology, and some other general subjects. The pre-clinical years last about 18months following involve didactic classroom lectures and laboratory work for about 9 ...
Olikoye Ransome-Kuti was born in Ijebu Ode on 30 December 1927, in present-day Ogun State, Nigeria. His mother, Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, was a prominent political campaigner and women's rights activist, and his father, Reverend Israel Oludotun Ransome-Kuti, a Protestant minister and school principal, was the first president of the Nigeria ...
Federal Medical Centres. In Nigeria, primary healthcare is to be provided by Local Governments, secondary health care by State Governments and tertiary health care by the Federal Government. [1] In operationalizing this policy, the Federal Government decided to establish at least one tertiary health institution in each State of the Nigerian ...
The history of Nigeria can be traced to the earliest inhabitants whose remains date from at least 13,000 BC through early civilizations such as the Nok culture which began around 1500 BC. Numerous ancient African civilizations settled in the region that is known today as Nigeria, such as the Kingdom of Nri, [ 1 ] the Benin Kingdom, [ 2 ] and ...