Noting the challenges posed by the goal of Health For All by the Year 2000, this paper re-echoes the need to mobilize traditional medicine for Primary Health Care in Nigeria. The paper points to the inadequacy of modern health facilities and the obstacles that stand in the way of providing...

The country health programmes reviewed in this paper are aimed at meeting the World Health Organization's (WHO) target of providing basic health services for all by the year 2000. In accordance with the objective of the programme, each of the country health programme is expected to focus on the...

A study of men and women over 60 in three cities and their rural hinterlands shows that women have more health problems than men and villagers more than urban residents. The number, nature and effects of health problems and sources of care are discussed, and policy implications of the findings...