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Nigeria's health progress, USAID website

An assessment of health indicators in Nigeria, including maternal health, HIV/Aids, TB and malaria, as summarised on USAID's website.
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Unit cost of patient services in Nigeria

A World Health Organisation report on the cost of patient services in Nigeria, including cost per bed day by hospital level.
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Nigeria health budget, 2016

A breakdown of the 2016 health budget and expenditure as developed by the Federal Ministry of Health.
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WHO global health expenditure database

World Health Organisation estimates of health expenditure in Nigeria, available in an updated global health expenditure database. The portal allows you to select by country, year and expenditure indicator.
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Progress in disease control and prevention in Nigeria

A report by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Nigeria office highlighting its work in health development, implementation and evaluation of disease response efforts.
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National policy on health of adolescents in Nigeria

A report by the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health on the health and development of young people, including health risk factors such as accidents, violence, nutrition and substance abuse.
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Consolidated data on child malnutrition

A combined databank from the World Health Organisation, UNICEF and the World Bank on child malnutrition across the world.
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Country data on health spending in Africa

World Bank data on government healthcare expenditure by country.
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Data monitoring global dementia

In 2017, the WHO launched the Global Dementia Observatory (GDO) to track progress on the provision of services to people with dementia.

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