Abstract
The paper examines health education: A panacea for maternal and child health policy implementation in Nigeria. The aim of the paper is to understand the importance of maternal and child health policy and how health education can be employed in implementation of maternal and child health policy in Nigeria. Related literature were reviewed such as introduction, concept of health policy, health policy process and governance, concept of governance, health systems governance, health care governance, world health organization as health systems building block, universal health coverage (UHC), sustainable development goals (SDGs), philosophy: right to health, economics: health care financing, overview of public health policies in Nigeria, key health policies such as policy on prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs), barriers to effective health policy implementation in Nigeria, concept of maternal health, child health, maternal and child health policy in Nigeria, health education: a panacea for maternal and child health policy implementation through health advocacy, health literacy, health sensitization and health intervention, conclusion and recommendations among others include; Health educators should emphasise more on creating health education intervention programmes to provide awareness on maternal and child health policy adaptation and implementation.
Keywords: Health Education, Maternal and Child Health, Policy, Implementation, Policy