Is the Health Security of Children Assured in Nigerian Schools? Assessment of Urban Schools' Responses to the Health Needs of Schoolchildren

Abstract

These findings from both qualitative and quantitative methods confirm the low prioritisation of health services in schools and contrast with the WHO's health-promoting school vision and existing policies on school health and children's health rights in Nigeria. They highlight threats to schoolchildren's health security and call for urgent responses, including the revitalisation of school health frameworks and the enforcement of a combination of school-based and school-linked health services.