National Health Promotion Policy - NHPP_2019

Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa with an estimated population of over 198 million in 2018, which is estimated to grow to 210 million by 2021 based on a growth rate of 3.2% (NPC 2018). Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and a Federal Capital Territory, Abuja as the national capital. There are 774 Local Government Areas (LGAs) distributed across 6 geo-political zones. The Nigerian 1999 Constitution (as amended) guarantees the right to health. A National Health Policy (NHP) 2016 provides the compass for the country’s health system; while the National Health Act (2014) provides a framework for the regulation, development and management of the health system as well as set standards for rendering health services in the federation (NSHDP II 2018).