Global trend in quality of health care delivery in the 21st century

Abstract

Every citizen is entitled to enjoy good health, protection from diseases and proper medicare for survival, personal growth and development. Health care and quality are inextricable, and therefore to provide health care services without concern for quality is unprofessional and potentially deadly.
This paper examines the importance of quality in health care, various models of quality health care and their historical antecedents with emphasis on the most current models of quality health care. It discusses factors  ilitating against quality of health care in Nigeria and interventions to improve quality health care delivery.

Key words: Quality, Health care, delivery, global