Open AccessMedical practice in the face of economic meltdown: Peculiar challenges in Nigeria and other developing countries
Author(s) -
SO Ike
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
nigerian journal of medicine/the nigerian journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2667-0526
pISSN - 1115-2613
DOI - 10.4314/njm.v18i4.51225
Subject(s) - developing country , face (sociological concept) , economic sector , developed country , medical practice , economic power , economic growth , political science , business , economics , medicine , politics , sociology , social science , environmental health , population , law , medical education
The impact of the global economic meltdown on every sector of economic activity has been enormous, especially in the developing countries. Medical practice in these nations has been particularly challenged and stretched under this milieu. This paper thus sets out to evaluate the phenomenon of economic meltdown with its effects on the developing countries, the challenges it poses to medical practice, with Nigeria as a case study, and makes suggestions to address this scenario.