Governance And Political Agenda For Health
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August 24, 2018
- Posted by: Center for Social Justice
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INTRODUCTION
The theme of the National Health Policy 2016 is; “promoting the health of all Nigerians to accelerate socio-economic development”. The theme recognises the fact that health is central to the life of the population and the nation. There is no Nigeria without Nigerians and if Nigerians have to enjoy the constitutional right to life, their access to the best attainable standard of physical and mental health must be guaranteed.
Politics is the art of managing and allocating resources to competing needs. It is all pervasive and encompassing. It determines the standard of health care we receive, the availability and quality of food we eat and even the quality of the air we breathe, because decisions about the foregoing are guided by laws and policies which are the products of political contestation. The implementation of these laws and policies also depend on the political will of individuals and political parties at the helm of affairs.
Considering the poor state of health care in Nigeria, there are several questions begging for answers. What did the political parties and candidates promise in their manifestoes in previous election cycles? Were the promises in manifestoes implemented or implementable? Were the promises:
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