Amplifying the Health Concerns of Minoritized Groups in Nigeria Using Documentary

Abstract

Several studies have shown that most highly placed government officials in the Ministry of Health in Africa do not bother to get to the hinterlands, slums, or inner cities where there are poor people, and socially excluded people, because according to them, these are hard-to-reach areas; and additionally due to the spate of insecurity in the continent. In the case of Nigeria, it has also been revealed that these top government health officials prefer a situation where they are briefed by their media aids who must have gone to have a one-on-one encounter with these minority groups, by capturing their plights on camera, especially in this era of rising insecurity in the country. This chapter explores the role of documentaries in amplifying the health concerns of these minority groups in Nigeria. The study uses social shaping theory in explaining concepts, themes, and constructs. Findings are shared.