World Health Organization’s Ranking of the World’s Health Systems ranks nigeria a lowly 187 out of 190 sampled countries.
Well, we used to be one of the best.... Back in 1960, The Ashby Commission on Higher education at Independence described higher education in Nigeria as good as the very best in the world. Sir Eric Ashby indeed suggested that in 1962 it was easier to get into Harvard than the University of Ibadan, and the University College Hospital, Ibadan was ranked Third best in the Commonwealth, ahead of most Teaching Hospitals in Britain. Saudi Princes came there with Health challenges but in recent times our President, Umaru Yar’adua all but died in a Saudi Hospital. It is no wonder a Professor of medicine from the University of Lagos, Professor Tayo, recently described our health care system as a ‘’man made disaster”.
It is miracle how we were able to battle the Ebola scourge.
World Health Organization
Ranking; The World’s Health Systems
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1 France
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51 Dominican Republic
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101 Moldova
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151 Kyrgystan
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2 Italy
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52 Tunisia
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102 Bulgaria
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152 Togo
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3 San Marino
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53 Jamaica
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103 Iraq
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153 Turkmenistan
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4 Andorra
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54 Venezuela
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104 Armenia
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154 Tajikistan
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5 Malta
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55 Albania
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105 Latvia
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155 Zimbabwe
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6 Singapore
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56 Seychelles
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106 Yugoslavia
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156 Tanzania
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7 Spain
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57 Paraguay
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107 Cook Islands
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157 Djibouti
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8 Oman
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58 South Korea
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108 Syria
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158 Eritrea
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9 Austria
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59 Senegal
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109 Azerbaijan
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159 Madagascar
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10 Japan
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60 Philippines
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110 Suriname
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160 Vietnam
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11 Norway
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61 Mexico
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111 Ecuador
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161 Guinea
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12 Portugal
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62 Slovakia
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112 India
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162 Mauritania
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13 Monaco
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63 Egypt
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113 Cape Verde
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163 Mali
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14 Greece
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64 Kazakhstan
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114 Georgia
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164 Cameroon
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15 Iceland
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65 Uruguay
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115 El Salvador
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165 Laos
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16 Luxembourg
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66 Hungary
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116 Tonga
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166 Congo
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17 Netherlands
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67 Trinidad and Tobago
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117 Uzbekistan
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167 North Korea
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18 United Kingdom
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68 Saint Lucia
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118 Comoros
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168 Namibia
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19 Ireland
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69 Belize
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119 Samoa
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169 Botswana
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20 Switzerland
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70 Turkey
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120 Yemen
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170 Niger
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21 Belgium
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71 Nicaragua
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121 Niue
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171 Equatorial Guinea
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22 Colombia
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72 Belarus
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122 Pakistan
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172 Rwanda
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23 Sweden
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73 Lithuania
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123 Micronesia
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173 Afghanistan
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24 Cyprus
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74 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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124 Bhutan
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174 Cambodia
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25 Germany
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75 Argentina
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125 Brazil
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175 South Africa
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26 Saudi Arabia
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76 Sri Lanka
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126 Bolivia
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176 Guinea-Bissau
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27 United Arab Emirates
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77 Estonia
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127 Vanuatu
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177 Swaziland
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28 Israel
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78 Guatemala
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128 Guyana
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178 Chad
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29 Morocco
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79 Ukraine
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129 Peru
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179 Somalia
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30 Canada
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80 Solomon Islands
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130 Russia
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180 Ethiopia
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31 Finland
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81 Algeria
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131 Honduras
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181 Angola
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32 Australia
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82 Palau
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132 Burkina Faso
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182 Zambia
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33 Chile
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83 Jordan
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133 Sao Tome and Principe
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183 Lesotho
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34 Denmark
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84 Mauritius
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134 Sudan
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184 Mozambique
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35 Dominica
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85 Grenada
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135 Ghana
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185 Malawi
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36 Costa Rica
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86 Antigua and Barbuda
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136 Tuvalu
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186 Liberia
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37 USA
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87 Libya
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137 Ivory Coast
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187 Nigeria
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38 Slovenia
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88 Bangladesh
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138 Haiti
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188 Democratic Republic of the Congo
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39 Cuba
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89 Macedonia
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139 Gabon
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189 Central African Republic
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40 Brunei
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90 Bosnia-Herzegovina
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140 Kenya
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190 Myanmar
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41 New Zealand
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91 Lebanon
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141 Marshall Islands
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42 Bahrain
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92 Indonesia
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142 Kiribati
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43 Croatia
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93 Iran
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143 Burundi
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44 Qatar
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94 Bahamas
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144 China
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45 Kuwait
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95 Panama
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145 Mongolia
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46 Barbados
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96 Fiji
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146 Gambia
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47 Thailand
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97 Benin
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147 Maldives
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48 Czech Republic
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98 Nauru
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148 Papua New Guinea
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49 Malaysia
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99 Romania
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149 Uganda
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50 Poland
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100 Saint Kitts and Nevis
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150 Nepal
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President Jonathan and PDP should react to this.Are you also going to blame APC for this?
ReplyDeleteWe all know this is not true. Given the chance, they will rate Liberia over us. Whatever metrics they used is far from reality. They same people who commended us over ebola. What health issues in Nigeria will warrant such Rating. Let them be decieving themselves far their evil motives
ReplyDeletewell, Liberia is rated over us in general. The war agaisnt Ebola was won because the Lagos state Govt and rivers state govt have good health facilities. Imagine if Ebola broke out in a remote area. or somewhere in the north.
ReplyDeleteOur health system really needs to improve as a country, it is presently very bad.
I hope we all know this is a YEAR 2000 rating.
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