Nigeria’s Health Sector Faces Dire Preparedness Gap, None of 36 States Meets 30% Benchmark

Thenews_chronicle | 07-11-2025 01:08am |

Nigeria’s health sector faces a deepening crisis as no state achieved up to 30 percent on the 2025 Health Preparedness Index (HPI), signaling widespread vulnerability to future health emergencies. The nationwide assessment, released in November 2025 by SBM Intelligence, paints a troubling picture of systemic weaknesses, poor infrastructure, and chronic underfunding across all 36 states.

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