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Medical tourism costs Nigeria over $1bilion yearly – Minister
Minister of State
for Health, Osagie Ehanire, has lamented the spate of medical tourism abroad by
Nigerians.
Ehanire said Nigeria
is currently losing more than $1 billion dollar yearly to medical service
sourced abroad by Nigerians.
According to him,
the increase in medical tourism is a declaration of no confidence in the
nation’s health system.
The minister said
this on Thursday in Benin during the University of Benin Teaching Hospital’s
46th founders’ day and launching of an endowment fund for the hospital.
He said: “About a
year ago, it was estimated that Nigeria loses about $1billion every year to
medical service sourced abroad. The figure is probably higher now.
“The medical
tourism is a declaration of no confidence in our health system, which we must
endeavour to address.”
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