Review on the Global Healthcare System and the Posture of the Nigerian Primary Healthcare System

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p>\n<p>The global healthcare system is a complex network of organizations, institutions, and resources dedicated to promoting and providing healthcare services to individuals and communities around the world. ‘It is an area of study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide.’ It encourages multidisciplinary collaboration and encompasses a wide range of disciplines both inside and beyond the health sciences. The findings of the study revealed that the vision for health and healthcare includes achieving equity, transforming healthcare systems, encouraging innovation, and securing global environmental sustainability, with equity as the foundation. Furthermore, Nigeria's healthcare system continues to rank among the worst in the world. The study discovered that high cost of healthcare, geographical barriers, cultural and language barriers, stigma and discrimination, lack of education, lack of healthcare infrastructure, insufficient healthcare workforce, political instability and conflict, lack of health insurance, and limited availability of essential medicines are part of the barriers to achieving global healthcare system in Nigeria. ‘The study also discovered that one of the solutions to the barriers to achieving global healthcare in Nigeria is to implement universal health coverage.’ The study recommends that the Federal Government of Nigeria should prioritize and invest intensely in the nation’s healthcare system, especially in the primary healthcare sector.</p>\n<p><strong>Keywords: </strong>Nigeria, healthcare, global health, primary healthcare, and health system.</p>