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Public Health Education, Practice, and Research in Nigeria

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Abstract

This chapter aims to discuss public health education, practice, and research-related issues in Nigeria. Moreover, described the achievement in education, practice, and research in the country. This chapter will describe the challenges facing education in the country and suggest the recommendations to overcome these challenges; challenges facing the practice in the country and suggest the recommendations to overcome these challenges; challenges facing the research in the country and suggest the recommendations to overcome these challenges. Moreover, online education, practice, and research will be discussed in this chapter; facilitators for the best online education, practice, and research will be explained; and finally, the barriers to the implementation of online education, practice, and research will be discussed with the recommendations to overcome it.

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