The inability of the government to address various health challenges has resulted in increasing medical tourism in which Nigeria loses over N400 billion on annual basis.
This was the view of President Muhammadu Buhari, on Thursday, during the inauguration of Senior Executive Course 41, 2019 of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, Plateau State.
According to President Buhari, the government has shown strong commitment in the revitalisation of the health sector.
He said in spite of the government’s commitment, the health sector is still characterised by low response to public health emergencies, inability to combat outbreak of deadly diseases and mass migration of medical personnel out of the country.
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The President, who was represented by Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau State said, “Government has shown strong commitment in the revitalisation of the health sector.
“These efforts notwithstanding, our health sector is still characterized by low response to the public health emergencies, inability to combat the outbreak of deadly diseases and mass migration of medical personnel out of the country.
“This has resulted in increasing medical tourism by Nigerians in which Nigeria loses N400 billion on an annual basis.”
