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Missing Billions: Where Does Nigeria's Health Money Actually Go?

Every year, Nigeria's government allocates billions of naira to public health. Every year, hospitals run out of gloves. Pregnant women buy their own gauze. Patients die from conditions that cost almost nothing to treat.

In this episode of Vital Signs Unfiltered, we follow the money — through Nigeria's broken Abuja Declaration commitment, the gaps where billions disappear, and the families who pay the price.

In 2001, Nigeria signed the Abuja Declaration, pledging at least 15% of every national budget to healthcare. More than two decades later, the country has rarely come close — most years…

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