In recent times telecommunication revolution especially the use of mobile phones is transforming the Nigeria society in many ways. The socio-economic and health impact are enormous. As the spectrum of mobile phone usage increases, opinions differ among users on the impact of this revolution in Nigeria. This paper therefore set to investigate the impact of cellular phone technology on health care services in Nigeria. In doing this, the study elicited data through questionnaires from 300 respondents who were randomly and positively selected. Findings show that Mobile phone communication offers an effective means of bringing good healthcare services to the citizenry. In general, the most important steps that different stakeholders can take to make the most of the Telecommunication revolution in Africa are also revealed.

mobile phone, healthcare, telecommunication revolution