Nigerian private medical doctors have raised the alarm over the state of healthcare in Nigeria, saying "the promised Eldorado of Universal Health Coverage by the Federal Government has remained a mirage."
The doctors observed that apart from ineffectiveness of the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, budgetary allocation to healthcare has become thinner and reduced disposable out of pocket income of patients.
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