Research Paper
Year: 2020 | Month: July-September | Volume: 5 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 327-337
Administration of Primary Health Care Programme in Local Government in Nigeria: A Case Study of Ibadan South West Local Government
Akinseye, Risikat Abimbola
Department of Public Administration. The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
Globally, primary health care is regarded as a major contributing factor underlying people’s health. In fact, the World Health Organization has declared that the ultimate goal of primary health care is “better health for all”. International research has shown that countries with strong primary health services are recording lower rates of hospitalization, lower mortality and morbidity rates, and better health outcomes generally. A comprehensive system of primary health care helps communities and individuals take greater responsibility for their health outcomes. Stronger primary health care is essential to achieving the health-related Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and universal health coverage. However, the primary health care scheme is faced with a lot of challenges in most of its centres all over Nigeria. Therefore, this study investigated the administration of the Primary Health Care programme using the Primary Health Care Centre at Ibadan South West Local Government Area of Oyo state as the case study with specific objectives of: examining the administration of the primary health care system in Nigeria; assessing the degree of community involvement in the delivery of medical services by primary health care system; and analyzing the challenges of primary health care and likely solutions to the primary health service delivery in the local government areas.
Keywords: Administration, Primary, Health care, Local Government