Medical doctors have called for the public ranking of governors and states based on health outcomes, saying such a system would promote accountability and encourage greater investment in healthcare delivery.
The physicians argued that assessing state governments using indicators such as maternal and child mortality, immunisation coverage, primary healthcare performance and disease control would provide a clearer picture of their commitment to improving citizens’ health.
They noted that making the rankings public could foster healthy competition among states and drive evidence-based policymaking.
Speaking exclusively with PUNCH Healthwise, the President of the Nigeria Medical Association, Prof. Afekhide Omoti, said healthcare failure should not primarily be that of the Federal Government alone.
He said the country must strengthen the state and local governments’ responsibility in financing healthcare.
