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Foreigners now troop into Nigeria for medical treatment – Health Minister, Alausa

The Federal government has said the country’s healthcare system is attracting foreign patients, including Indians seeking medical treatments.

In an interview on Arise TV on Monday, Minister of State for Health, Dr Tunji Alausa, claimed that the nation’s healthcare was no longer in crisis.

He claimed that with improvements in the healthcare system, the country was witnessing a reversal of the ‘japa syndrome,’ suggesting that medical personnel were returning home from abroad.

The Minister pointed out that Nigeria had become a preferred destination for medical tourism, particularly for surgical procedures, which were more cost-effective compared to other countries.

According to him, the proliferation of aesthetic hospitals, numbering close to 900 across Nigeria, also contributes to attracting patients seeking services such as plastic surgery.

“Today, we have almost 900 aesthetic hospitals around Nigeria. People are coming to get plastic surgery,’’ he said.

He noted that the istration’s commitment to prioritising public health led to positive changes in the healthcare sector.

“We have a President now that believes a healthy nation is the core to harnessing our biggest asset, which is our human capital,” Alausa said.

He added that the government allocated dedicated funds and initiated collaborations to enhance primary healthcare services and expand health insurance coverage.

“The President has mandated us to increase coverage from about seven million to about 50 million people to have health insurance in the next two to three years. This marks the highest budget allocation for the health sector in almost 24 years”, he said.

https://dailypost.ng/2024/05/07/foreigners-now-troop-into-nigeria-for-medical-treatment-health-minister-alausa/

Including the Americans and the Europeans.
To say the least, we are expecting Joe Biden soon

Op this should be in comedy section 😂😂😂😂😂😂

This Lamba too much.

Make una dey take am easy Abeg. Soon we go hearsay foreigners dey troop come naija for better economy.

Naija way even the doctors and nurses dey japa every day by day.

Una no dey taya to dey lie?

God have mercy!

Stupid set of people leading a nation that is supposed to be the pride of Africa.
Tell Tinubu to patronise the hospital first.

This man is either related to Lai Mohammed or he took personal lessons from Lai Mohammed....


Anyway, Ghanaians and Ugandans are foreigners.....🙄🙄🙄

TouchNfollow:
Op this should be in comedy section 😂😂😂😂😂😂

I tell you

JASONjnr:
This man is either related to Lai Mohammed or he took personal lessons from Lai Mohammed....


Anyway, Ghanaians and Ugandans are foreigners.....🙄🙄🙄

The foreigners could be trooping into Nigeria for tradomedical treatment

E ni pe?

I saw people from planet MARs the other day trooping in and heading to LUTH for treatment , may God rest u guys the way u have treated Nigerians

Yen, yen. And Tinubu and Buhari have been rubbing it on the sensibility of this nation in repeatedly going abroad to seek healthcare? Guess they still think every Nigerian is a mummified zombies? E no go better for all of una.

Reflect7:


OH SHUT UP, with your ONE TRACK MIND.

Go to India. Doctors are doing Japa to US and Canada daily.

But foreigners STILL travel to India for medical treatment.

I know your simple mind cannot comprehend such complex realities.

Dumbasses with free internet.

Must you defend n0nsense? Even you sef know sey that minister dey lie.

Buhahahahahahahahaha

While Tinubu is trooping out of Nigeria for medical treatment

Propaganda and ur president ran to for medicals.

I pity those wey no know these guys Tinubu appointed.

I ed when Elrufai once referred to Tunubu as the chief propagandist.

Amotolongbo:
The foreigners could be trooping into Nigeria for tradomedical treatment

Lol.....

O mehn, people don't know that that's the man's prayer and wish for Nigeria in 2084. They taught he actually meant it's happening now. May God answer your prayer.

helinues:

I have the of the health minister. Do you want?

People that have been born to be lying from their mothers wombs,the health system that doesn't exist even for the NAIJA citizens to even patronize, awọn opuro burúkú

Malroux:
I have the of the health minister. Do you want?

See what you have been wasting years to do on NL below, trolling

Health is wealth oo

izombie:
Must you defend n0nsense? Even you sef know sey that minister dey lie.

Shut up please. You don’t know what’s going on in the sector. There are many high standard private hospitals offering high quality services in Lagos and Abuja now.

Is official the devil has left Nigeria for APC

helinues:


See what you have been wasting years to do on NL below, trolling

Health is wealth oo

I was not the one that posted it. My was hacked.

This are the dunderheads Helinues ed to lead this country

Clowns

helinues:

Even you self know say na lie.

TouchNfollow:
Op this should be in comedy section 😂😂😂😂😂😂

You are wicked oh. . Real comedy

while our doctors are discharging( Jappa) per second.

May be na Native doctors them dey troop in to visit.

izombie:
Must you defend n0nsense? Even you sef know sey that minister dey lie.

How do you know he is lying?

Do you think Nigeria is your backyard or village?

This is a huge country with nearly 250 million people and you do NOT know everything that’s going on. So keep quiet when you hear surprising news. It could well be true!

People are even coming from Mars and Pluto to seek health care in Nigeria

JASONjnr:
This man is either related to Lai Mohammed or he took personal lessons from Lai Mohammed....


Anyway, Ghanaians and Ugandans are foreigners.....🙄🙄🙄

no this man is on another level entirely... for this man level wallahi lai dey learn work.. this man dey 100level while lai dey jss2

helinues:


See what you have been wasting years to do on NL below, trolling

Health is wealth oo

The guy no go waste one quarter of the time you waste here on nairaland dishing out lies and propagandas