The productivity of any society depends on the quality of human capital that is available in the society. The quality of human capital available in a society, on the other hand, depends largely on the health and wellbeing of the people, as well as the level of educational development of the minds of the people for improved productivity. The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria recognises “right to life” as one of the fundamental human rights of the citizens of Nigeria. However, it can be argued that there is no guarantee to the citizens’ right to life without commensurate right to health. The centrality of the health and wellbeing of the people in making for productive society explains the reason for the National Assembly to come up with the National Health Act, 2014.

Health has remained an important issue of discussion on various platforms across the globe. Therefore, the 1978 International Conference on Primary Health Care, which held in Alma-Ata, proved that health does not necessarily imply the absence of disease or infirmity, but implies a State of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing. The Conference also saw the attainment of highest possible level of health as the attainment of the most important worldwide social goal. This position corroborates our argument that the attainment of “right to life” cannot be guaranteed without the attainment of the right to health of Nigerian citizens.