Nigeria spent a total of $6.23m on foreign healthcare-related services from January to August 22, 2022, The PUNCH reports.

This is according to a report obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria on the amount spent on health-related and social services under the sectoral utilisation for transactions valid for foreign exchange.

According to the report, $0.17m was spent on foreign health-related services in January while $0.14m was spent in February.

The spending increased in March and April to $0.43m and $3.02m respectively.

The CBN report also showed that the country spent $0.79m in May and dropped to $0.42m in June.

The amount spent peaked in July at $0.46m and increased to $0.80m in August.

The PUNCH reports that the amount for the eight months this year is more than the amount spent ($1.47m) for the same period in 2021.

Meanwhile, stakeholders have lamented poor access to forex for the importation and manufacturing of essential medicines.

The Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria, in a communiqué issued in September, had said some of the challenges faced by pharmaceutical industries include lack of infrastructure, inconsistent and mismanaged government policies, supply chain challenges, weak industrial linkages, weak technology, and engineering base, poor access to forex, lack of petrochemical industries to enable Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients production as well as inadequate incentives.

“NAIP, therefore, calls on the Nigerian government to resolve the lingering crisis in securing forex for the importation and manufacturing of essential medicines as this is becoming one of the greatest threats to the growth of the Pharma Industry in Nigeria,” it said.

The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, however, admitted that there is a shortage of foreign exchange to meet the import needs of Nigerians and challenged financial institutions to proffer solutions to the problem.

Speaking at the 2022 Bankers’ Committee retreat in Lagos, Emefiele said collaborative programmes and initiatives of the Bankers’ Committee have delivered tangible contributions to the nation’s economic prosperity.

He said “Recognising the hindrances of high inflation and foreign exchange shortages on the achievement of our national development goals, the 2022 Retreat is convened to focus on the development of the local manufacturing industry and non-oil sectors, more broadly, and particularly to enhance the sector’s capacity to generate foreign exchange inflows.

“The focus is, even more, germane considering the enormity of the global economic turbulence, as wave after wave of negative shocks continue to ravage many countries.”

Source: https://punchng.com/Medical-tourism-gulped-$6.23m-in-eight-months-Report

Vote tinubu and see the numbers triple.. Buhari is fitter and healthier than the agbado drug lord and even buhari knows this,hence,he doesn't want to fully support the emilokan blublu balablu ;

adenigga:


Nigeria spent a total of $6.23m on foreign healthcare-related services from January to August 22, 2022, The PUNCH reports.

This is according to a report obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria on the amount spent on health-related and social services under the sectoral utilisation for transactions valid for foreign exchange.

According to the report, $0.17m was spent on foreign health-related services in January while $0.14m was spent in February.

The spending increased in March and April to $0.43m and $3.02m respectively.

The CBN report also showed that the country spent $0.79m in May and dropped to $0.42m in June.

The amount spent peaked in July at $0.46m and increased to $0.80m in August.

The PUNCH reports that the amount for the eight months this year is more than the amount spent ($1.47m) for the same period in 2021.

Meanwhile, stakeholders have lamented poor access to forex for the importation and manufacturing of essential medicines.

The Association of Industrial Pharmacists of Nigeria, in a communiqué issued in September, had said some of the challenges faced by pharmaceutical industries include lack of infrastructure, inconsistent and mismanaged government policies, supply chain challenges, weak industrial linkages, weak technology, and engineering base, poor access to forex, lack of petrochemical industries to enable Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients production as well as inadequate incentives.

“NAIP, therefore, calls on the Nigerian government to resolve the lingering crisis in securing forex for the importation and manufacturing of essential medicines as this is becoming one of the greatest threats to the growth of the Pharma Industry in Nigeria,” it said.

The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, however, admitted that there is a shortage of foreign exchange to meet the import needs of Nigerians and challenged financial institutions to proffer solutions to the problem.

Speaking at the 2022 Bankers’ Committee retreat in Lagos, Emefiele said collaborative programmes and initiatives of the Bankers’ Committee have delivered tangible contributions to the nation’s economic prosperity.

He said “Recognising the hindrances of high inflation and foreign exchange shortages on the achievement of our national development goals, the 2022 Retreat is convened to focus on the development of the local manufacturing industry and non-oil sectors, more broadly, and particularly to enhance the sector’s capacity to generate foreign exchange inflows.

“The focus is, even more, germane considering the enormity of the global economic turbulence, as wave after wave of negative shocks continue to ravage many countries.”

Source: https://punchng.com/Medical-tourism-gulped-$6.23m-in-eight-months-Report

Someone help with the other pic where they were mainlining naira inside his veins, himself and the Skeleton

While poor people are suffering. God please

Emi lo kan will kuku make it $20 Million since he's in an even worse state than Buhari. Vote WISELY

Nigeria is well positioned to become the world medical destination.

I am available to help you design or build your house.

The only thing that thrives in this country, is corruption and hate.

That will happen to a country that wont invest 6.23 million dollars for just 8 months on health care.

Buhari took the larger share with Tinubu. They both developed Nigeria and Lagos but forgot to build a hospital for their sickness

Ok

The two biggest medical tourist we have are Muhammadu Buhari who attacked medical tourism before becoming president and Bola Ahmed Tinubu who built an entire state from scratch but forgot to include a hospital that could treat him.

The parking fee for the presidential jet in UK for the 107 days that he was away could build a hospital

With the way Buhari was fervently speaking against medical tourism before he was elected, you would be a fool to believe anything more that comes from APC.

Akwamkpuruamu:
Buhari took the larger share with Tinubu. They both developed Nigeria and Lagos but forgot to build a hospital for their sickness

Dont be a sore loser. Obi also contributed.

That will be like a pinch of salt compared to IF Emilokan becomes president. God forbid.

tunwumi:


Dont be a sore loser. Obi also contributed.

How many times did you hear Obi go on medical tourism? How many times did you hear Obi saying he built Anambra?

God punish Buhari, Thiefnubuu and their stupid brainless zombies!!!

Education will be times 10

Akwamkpuruamu:


How many times did you hear Obi go on medical tourism? How many times did you hear Obi saying he built Anambra?

Help you ignorance with this
https://www.nairaland.com/7280771/video-peter-obi-revealing-he

Thief'nubu the white substance sure plug...
AKA hand dey shake
Leg dey shake
Baba wey no well
E dey shout emilokan

Thief'nubu has already spent billions this year alone in recharging his battery life in London hospitals.

Vote wisely

Are we cursed as a people

tunwumi:


Dont be a sore loser. Obi also contributed.

SHUT UP!!! YOU CHRONIC IGNORAMUS.

ThiefnubuBandit:


SHUT UP!!! YOU CHRONIC IGNORAMUS.

I don't have a day care or nursery. So I can't help you.

Try and help your ignorance a little with this

https://www.nairaland.com/7280771/video-peter-obi-revealing-he

This is no time decreasing when we check what has been budgeted for the health sector in 2023!

Buhari has some questions to answer after his failed administration.

Make person help me with any amount, make I buy small foodstuffs, the situation is not good, friends no dey show love if you no get anything.
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Godwin

APC + Buhari+ Senators +Governors= 80% of that ammount

Buhari and Tinubu spent the lion share of that amount. Buhari promised to stop medical tourism but took it to the next level while Tinubu developed Lagos but forgot to build hospitals.