Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said his country loses $1.1bn (£837m) every year to medical tourism, local media reports say.

In a speech to policy makers read out on his behalf, Mr Buhari said that the gaps in universal healthcare provision need to be addressed, the Vanguard newspaper reports.

Several newspapers quote the president as saying in the speech:

Quote Message: Our 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.
Our 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.

Quote Message: This has resulted in increasing medical tourism by Nigerians in which Nigeria loses over 400bn naira ($1.1bn) on an annual basis."
This has resulted in increasing medical tourism by Nigerians in which Nigeria loses over 400bn naira ($1.1bn) on an annual basis."

At his own expense, Mr Buhari himself made several trips to the UK for medical reasons during his first term, resulting in a long absence from office.

Is this man OK

This sure has to be a joke.

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hahahaha next level jare

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[quote author=ThePreachersSon post=77343519][/quote] If that's true, the baba must be high on something cheap. Maybe he was sleeping when he gave that speech.

Is this your president OK?

Seriously hmmmm

This man is mentally unstable.
Bloody hypocrite.

MyVILLAGEpeople:
This man is mentally unstable.

Bloody hypocrite.

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Ironically, Buhari is the only ruler in Nigeria's history that spend 3 months in London hospital (medical tourism) while in office.
Bloody hypocrite. ;->

Buhari is a brain dead FOOOL.


Thunder fire presidiotbuhari. and his entire family 👪

This man is very highly extremely funny. Baba should be ambassador for medical tourism self.

PresidentAtiku:
Is this man OK

is that the reason you wanted to commit suicide,

because i have be looking for you,
i hope you are OK now?

saaron:
Ironically, Buhari is the only ruler in Nigeria's history to spend 3 months in London hospital (medical tourism) while in office.
Bloody hypocrite. ;->

and late yardua spend how many yrs, and what stop pdp to develop our hospitals in 16yrs.
and buhari has tried in healthcare within 3yrs,
kano hospital just got equipments for heart surgery,
ubth has equipment for kidney transplant.
buhari commission Cancer treatment center in lagos and Cancer diagnoses center in kano and federal medical center, umuahia. www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/311486-buhari-commissions-cancer-treatment-center-in-lagos.html
ETC.

Lolssss..... Baba werey

buhariguy:
is that the reason you wanted to commit suicide,

because i have be looking for you,
i hope you are OK now?

you still have not found your missing sense

buhariguy:
and late yardua spend how many yrs, and what stop pdp to develop our hospitals in 16yrs.
and buhari has tried in healthcare within 3yrs,
kano hospital just got equipments for heart surgery,
ubth has equipment for kidney transplant.
buhari commission Cancer treatment center in lagos and Cancer diagnoses center in kano and federal medical center, umuhia. www.premiumtimeng.com/news/top-news/311486-buhari-commission-cancer-treatment-center-in-lagos
ETC.

Yet buhari send his son to Germany for treatment over common head concurssion after falling down on bike.

PresidentAtiku:
Is this man OK

guess as good as mine

Good Jesus this man's hypocrisy stinks to the high heavens!

It is so choking, I think I need a new planet!
*drops mic* kiss e go be

the doctors that have left naija for greener pastures is more than 100,000 and billions in dollars gone

Buhari doesnt need doctors, he wants shoemakers and herdsmen

the man is stark illiterate