Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia, professor and expert in health law at Babcock University in Ogun State, has said that inadequate funding, skills gap and the unavailability of the requisite infrastructure are undermining health care delivery across Nigeria.
The award-winning author, who delivered 52 Inaugural Lecture of Babcock University, pointed out that the health sector in Nigeria was struggling and required intervention through adequate funding in ensuring quality healthcare services for all citizens.
Speaking on the theme of 52 Inaugural Lecture, “The Law As Compass, Lever, Or Stumbling Block? Harnessing The Power Of Law To Reify And Realise The Right To Health”, Onyemelukwe-Onuobia called on the Nigerian Government to prioritise budgetary allocations for health, stressing that without proper funding, legal provisions and policies remain ineffective.