According to HURIWA, every country that fails to satisfy this standard is failing as it violates the fundamental human right to access high-quality, reasonably priced healthcare.
The rights group added that while millions of Nigerians suffer from not being able to afford prescribed drugs, government officials, who are chauffeur driven in luxury automobiles and fueled by public cash, are being cruel, dehumanizing, evil, and completely unacceptable.
"We are of the opinion that, in Nigeria's history as a sovereign state, it has never before become nearly impossible for millions of impoverished citizens to manage one health condition or another through strict adherence to a prescribed medication regimen at the expert recommendation of medical professionals. These individuals can no longer afford these life-saving medications, and the majority of them are now caught between the devil and the deep blue sea."
HURIWA attributed the spike in the cost of necessary medications to the poorly formulated and executed crucial economic policies, such as the abrupt removal of the gasoline subsidy and the floating of the value of the naira in relation to other foreign currency notes.
The organization pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to declare a national emergency over medication and the exorbitant cost of pharmaceuticals. After that, the group wanted to take action to remove tariffs and other limitations on the importation of life-saving pharmaceuticals into Nigeria.