Cosmas Omegoh discusses in the essay “Coronavirus, Danger as Nigerians neglect Other Diseases”, the impact that Covid-19 had on some areas of the global health care system. Covid-19 has a wide range of repercussions. They can cause death and infection, as well as disrupting national health systems. Before the invention of Covid-19 many countries were struggling with HIV/AIDS. Omegoh, for example, states that Nigeria has the highest rate of HIV/AIDS infections in Africa and the most patients receiving ARVs. The article does not consider HIV/AIDS a serious threat. It is a puzzle. Officials are unsure if they should prioritise HIV/AIDS and the Covid-19 crisis.
In this article, we will discuss one of Nigeria’s worst health problems. Nigeria is the country with the highest incidence of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa (Omegoh, 222). However, Covid-19 has been the focus of Nigeria, which has resulted in many fatalities. While this may appear to be an issue of misalignment, it highlights the necessity of a self-sufficient economic system. While there may be others that would like to criticize Nigeria’s government, the decisions are made by donors (Sernau 2021). When people criticize government efforts, they are primarily pointing out the inability of the Nigerian economy to provide health care. Many efforts are therefore sourced from the industrialized countries. The problem with this is that both HIV/AIDS funding and Covid-19 financing in the underdeveloped countries are funded by wealthy donors. Donors are entitled to determine priorities. The Nigerian government receives the funds, but the allocation of resources is up to the donors. It would not be appropriate for Nigerian healthcare professionals to claim that the government ignored other diseases such as HIV/AIDS, given Corona’s development. Covid-19 is a powerful weapon against developing countries.