Publisher's Synopsis
Health related topics in African countries tend to be viewed negatively. With HIV infection rates soaring and health sectors ill-equipped to handle the needs of the general population in most sub-Saharan African countries, there seems little worth celebrating in terms of health care options for Africans. Historically, Nigeria has fit well into this assessment. The essays contained here do more than simply restate the failures of the Nigerian health sector - they raise practical issues about how the Nigerian health sector can impove the outlook for its citizens.
