Nigeria, Sept. 2 -- Health experts have criticised the weak accountability mechanisms in Nigeria's health sector and called for statutory inclusion of civil society and other non-state actors in key financing structures to ensure transparency and better outcomes.

The experts made the call during a panel discussion at the ongoing National Health Financing Dialogue in Abuja on Monday.

The panel discussion was focused on "Advancing Accountability in Health Financing: Improving Budget Transparency, Participatory Budgeting and Expenditure Tracking."

The dialogue brings together health officials, development partners, civil society groups and the private sector to craft new strategies for sustainable health financing in Nigeria.

The four-da...