Health care issues in Nigeria

Health care in Sub-Saharan Africa is among the least effective in the world. Moreover, it is not readily available for ordinary Nigerians. Only the elite enjoy better living conditions and better health. Thanks to numerous humanitarian aids, over the last sixty years, a slight progress in combating diseases and in care over children and mothers can be observed. Despite this change, the difference in life expectancy between the wealthy and the poor remains immense. The main causes of death in the Sub-Saharan region include HIV/AIDS, malaria, respiratory diseases, diarrhoea, perioperative complications, and many other diseases