Nigeria, Nov. 14 -- The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Iziaq Salako, has acknowledged that Nigeria's health financing remains critically low despite recent reforms aimed at building a resilient and inclusive health system.

Mr Salako, who spoke on Thursday in Abuja at the Day 2 of the 2025 Joint Annual Review of the Health Sector, said that while progress has been made in several areas, the health sector still faces several challenges ranging from low funding to high out-of-pocket expenditure, workforce shortages, and weak infrastructure.

He noted that the progress is not happening at the pace required to meet the health needs of over 230 million Nigerians.

"Too many mothers still die in childbirth, too many children d...