Nigeria: Tackling the Budget Utilisation Challenges in the Nigerian Health Sector

[Nigeria Health Watch] The Nigerian health sector is severely underfunded. Each budget year, the majority of health advocates lament the federal government's inability to meet the Abuja Declaration's target of allocating at least 15% of the country's budget to the health sector. Although Nigeria has experienced a significant increase in funding allocation in the quest to improve the healthcare sector, the path to sustainable health financing remains an ongoing journey.