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Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by ruffhandu: 5:49am On Jan 05

Eriokanmi:
True. It is expected to crash further in coming days, with the US' suspension of B1/B2 Visa. Those public hospitals have become shadows of themselves. The FG no even send them anymore with funding. Na dem dey fall sick like chicken pas. They've forgotten that it's only a healthy staff that can move files in offices. They don't seem to also understand the fact that, before they get to that france or UK for treatment, they must first be resuscitated and stabilised locally.

The day God will catch them is minus 1 today. They think they're dealing with the masses.

On whose side are you bro? You got me confused to pieces.

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by MEGAWATCH: 5:51am On Jan 05

All these Ibadan press statistics 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Tinubu and Akpabio still have a permanent bed position in US and France hospitals till tomorrow.

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by ruffhandu: 5:54am On Jan 05

Flets:
These are only half truths. Reasons for reduction are

1. Devaluation of Naira - Relatively Fewer folks could afford medical tourism
2. More stringent measures in sourcing FX for medical tourism through CBN. People who could afford it sourced through the black market.

CBN is only reporting the medical receipts they funded, totally excluded the black market economy

You should add visa rejection.
This una govt no get sense, they are just using propaganda to finish the country.
The root cause is poverty. They should give us death rate. They should give us the stat for politicians. Poverty and visa restriction don cause many deaths. what have they done to improve hospitals.

These people think these things are magic. Fix the medical system to the point that politicians use our hospitals, then I will know they are serious.

Besides, this stat is only based on the people who go to CBN for fx

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by ozo13(m): 5:57am On Jan 05

Flets:
These are only half truths. Reasons for reduction are

1. Devaluation of Naira - Relatively Fewer folks could afford medical tourism
2. More stringent measures in sourcing FX for medical tourism through CBN. People who could afford it sourced through the black market.

CBN is only reporting the medical receipts they funded, totally excluded the black market economy

good observation however is black market exchange rate far higher than those of CBN.i doubt .say a patient needs 20k dollars now to run medicals abroad, how much do you think the black market rate will be higher than the cbn rate. At cbn rate of 1430 or 1450naira/1$ , its about 28m naira where as black market rate of 1490naira/1$ will be around 29M naira. Do you think someone that could afford 28m will now have a change of mind just because of 1m difference.i honestly doubt sir. I stand to be corrected sir Sha.
As rightly mentioned in the post, a Doctor with aneurysmal dilatation of one of the major brain blood vessels (a time bomb) had to quickly undergo a vascular repair surgery in cidacrest abi Duchess hospital (owned by those guys with vast experience practicing abroad) in Lagos in 2024. They had to help him pay the 20/30M naira medical bills.
Wonders are happening in Nigeria now oo especially that Lagos.Portharcout is trying too now as most Nigerian guys practicing abroad are coming back home to establish. I think cidacrest got a branch in Abuja too and people are paying for the services.imagine paying a consultation fee of 40/50k just to see/speak with their Doctors o grin

. Wetin we dey pay 1k-5k to do in most govt hospital.

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Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by hatchy: 5:57am On Jan 05

But but but.....what about the president he is currently in Europe taking taking his injections to recharge. That's tax payers money and it runs in millions of dollars.

Why lie, Agbadorians and CBN lies spinning wheel, Why?

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by MadPolitician: 5:58am On Jan 05

People can't afford the high forex needed to travel for essential medical care abroad, so they stay here and die slowly. That's what's happening. Has nothing to do with a socalled improvement on local medical service delivery. Where are the new hospitals?
Everything should not be propaganda..

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by loffyloffy: 6:06am On Jan 05

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Flets:
These are only half truths. Reasons for reduction are

1. Devaluation of Naira - Relatively Fewer folks could afford medical tourism
2. More stringent measures in sourcing FX for medical tourism through CBN. People who could afford it sourced through the black market.

CBN is only reporting the medical receipts they funded, totally excluded the black market economy

One major fault in your analysis is the fact that cbn and black market exchange rate are almost the same.

You are when you said, it is quite possible that more people are probably sourcing for funds for such purpose in the black market.

But the government is also right to say the medical capacity of Nigeria has deepened, we have more 'world class' private hospital now, than we used to have.

I know for a fact, that some people abroad uses Nigerian medical facilities when they can, because it is faster and cheaper as long as you can pay.

While the medical facilities abroad are much better, you are placed on que deepending on how serious the doctors feel your case is. If you have money and you want to jump the line, you can reach out to specialists in Nigeria who will give you faster attention as long as you can pay

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by creolehunt: 6:06am On Jan 05

Nigerianlion:
This huge 96% drop in medical tourism spending shows how economic changes and stronger local healthcare options are reshaping where Nigerians get treatment — it might be a sign that more people are now choosing (or forced) to use home-grown medical services.

Chatgpt

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by Fovickers(m): 6:11am On Jan 05

Angelfrost:
Lol... Your fake stats will truly start making sense when Mr. President stops jetting out to France under one silly guise of visiting.

Up till now, Doctors are still striking, and over 70% of Nigerian citizens lack access to decent basic healthcare.
Child mortality rate is high and doctors running out of the country with in any possibility...our current work force in the health sector compare to our population is another thing to regret being a Nigerian about and other African prisident rushing to secure health care only in Akure is another reason to celebrate this point of yours...akure is the latest health care destination...lol
Kudos to the mother and child program introduced by olusegun mimiko, which was adopted by world health for 3rd world country development model while other state failed to build on such or copy such
May Nigerian never happen to you concerning ur health,to secure visa enter Israel na die

See ehn... This is a new year abeg... It's too early for these Obalende stats.

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by ElevationD: 6:26am On Jan 05

“ According to CBN figures covering January to June 2025, Nigeria’s medical tourism spending plunged by 96.2 percent year-on-year, falling from $2.38 million in the first half of 2024 to just $0.09 million in the corresponding period of 2025. The sharp contraction, amounting to a $2.29 million decline, marks one of the steepest drops recorded in outbound healthcare expenditure in recent years”.

Truly this APC government specializes in lies and propaganda.

CBN only just used the total of applications through their payment systems to confuse their blind and bewitched followers. So to them, Nigeria with a population of close to 250 million people made forex application of a mere $2.38m for medicals abroad? With all the leaders, business people and rich civil servants traveling frequently, a mere $2.38m would suffice for hospital visits abroad?
If $2.38m was the amount applied for in 2024, how did the CBN not factor in transactions between citizens and abokis/bureau de changes? Or they want to tell us that people did not purchase forex from those sources, knowing the delays experienced with purchasing from government and the slim gap in exchange rate? Which public officer would ever bother to purchase forex from government with looted funds, to travel abroad with their family members for treatment? If that same amount fell to 0.9, who says that citizens have not been purchasing their forex outside the CBN?

How many of the good hospitals are accessible to all Nigerians? By the way, are the same hospitals not charging the same amounts or more than those abroad? For example, kidney transplant in Nigeria costs over N50 million, when you aggregate dialysis and transplant. How many can afford it? There’s a very long queue for that and the wealthy who do not trust local hospitals and do not want to waste time, travel abroad. Do they purchase their forex from CBN?

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by chaloskyx: 6:26am On Jan 05

Lol who fooling who? I heard Nigerian Resident Doctors NARD doctors are going on strike by Jan 12 that alone debunks this piece of shit you just put out.

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by obi4eze(m): 6:31am On Jan 05

Na lie.

Forex rates are high.

Countries are tightening their visa policies.

Propaganda doesn't help. Tell Tinubu to fix the healthcare system and stop dishing out lies to the public.

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by Greattha: 6:32am On Jan 05

Don't you get tired of justifying lies huh

UCH and other medical facilities that used to be the saving grace for ordinary Nigerians are now shadows of themselves yet you're here talking about isolated dialysis centers.

A visiting friend was rushed to UCH some months back only to find they couldn't even do bloodwork....they were referred to a private lab and he had to rush back...UBTH, LUTH etc are not far off either.

Why have you decided to hate the truth just to please your masters huh

Yet youre always first to defend rubbish.

Take your own advise and just shhhshhh!

The reduction in medical tourism is not because of dialysis centers or deepened capacity but changing unfavorable foreign polices that have stiffened and the drastically reduced purchasing power of Nigerians....not that this your false stat affects/includes your masters or their children anyways🤣

helinues:
There are now subsidized medical services in Nigeria like Kidney dialysis session. That alone have discouraged people from traveling abroad for medical

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by JuanDeDios: 6:42am On Jan 05

helinues:
Just explain to us how sad you have been reading this development news.

We have moved on pass to be dwelling on sad and bitter news. As if some of you have vowed to something not to ever read development news from Nigeria again

Ahead ahead Nigeria

The news is a good development.

But even you should see what's going on here: people won't take this seriously until they see their leaders, including the president, using Nigerian hospitals. That's the power of LEADERSHIP by example.

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by Chucks13: 6:49am On Jan 05

Sincerely that medical trip all the past administration love to do has reduced to be very honest because it was so bad in the past.

Credit to this government on that, sentiment apart.

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by wellmax(m): 6:49am On Jan 05

Flets:
These are only half truths. Reasons for reduction are

1. Devaluation of Naira - Relatively Fewer folks could afford medical tourism
2. More stringent measures in sourcing FX for medical tourism through CBN. People who could afford it sourced through the black market.

CBN is only reporting the medical receipts they funded, totally excluded the black market economy

Very correct. I’ll also want to add that there is probably a decline in false claim for forex for medical reasons as the exchange market is now stabilised. No more discounted rates for medical purposes

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by DrAda(f): 6:57am On Jan 05*

Stop deceiving the masses. JOHESU is still on strike, the longest they have ever been and resident doctors will start theirs again next week

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by GentleRay: 7:04am On Jan 05

I can only believe this news if Tinubu get his medical attention here in najia

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by surgical: 7:12am On Jan 05

Angelfrost:
Lol... Your fake stats will truly start making sense when Mr. President stops jetting out to France under one silly guise or the other.

Up till now, Doctors are still striking, and over 70% of Nigerian citizens lack access to decent basic healthcare.

See ehn... This is a new year abeg... It's too early for these Obalende stats.

it even majorly because of high cost of forex not because of any improvement in the health sector

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by Princedapace(m): 7:37am On Jan 05

helinues:
Just explain to us how sad you have been reading this development news.

We have moved on pass to be dwelling on sad and bitter news. As if some of you have vowed to something not to ever read development news from Nigeria again

Ahead ahead Nigeria

AHead ahdead where? Stats that have no true reflection in Nigeria. Hospitals are on strike sef. medical centers ahev not changed, they are still wacky. Make una dey play, Nigerians dey street dey suffer

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by slimthugchimee2(m): 7:41am On Jan 05

Flets:
These are only half truths. Reasons for reduction are

1. Devaluation of Naira - Relatively Fewer folks could afford medical tourism
2. More stringent measures in sourcing FX for medical tourism through CBN. People who could afford it sourced through the black market.

CBN is only reporting the medical receipts they funded, totally excluded the black market economy

The number is very wrong cause I check the date used to measure the report
It’s stated 2024 and 2025 which Nigeria has had a relatively stable currency since then

Then the second part maybe correct, I have no argument against that

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by DeepSight(m): 7:44am On Jan 05

Angelfrost:
Lol... Your fake stats will truly start making sense when Mr. President stops jetting out to France under one silly guise or the other.

Up till now, Doctors are still striking, and over 70% of Nigerian citizens lack access to decent basic healthcare.

See ehn... This is a new year abeg... It's too early for these Obalende stats.

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The thing is just so laughable! Juju stats everyday!

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by douglaschukwu: 7:49am On Jan 05

The only translation to this statistics is the inability to afford these foreign medical trips and a spike in medical complication deaths in our hospitals.

Nigerians aren't patronising medical tourism doesn't translate to good health care system in the country.

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by DelilahMakinde(f): 8:06am On Jan 05

Really , I could have sworn it's because the middle class have gotten poorer..

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by Nobody: 8:09am On Jan 05

Estello:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/businessday.ng/health/article/nigerias-medical-tourism-spending-crashes-96-as-local-healthcare-capacity-deepens/%3famp

Ofe mmanu statistics!

Where did Buhari kpai? I believe national hospital abuja

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by bewisemasses: 8:25am On Jan 05

helinues:
Just explain to us how sad you have been reading this development news.

We have moved on pass to be dwelling on sad and bitter news. As if some of you have vowed to something not to ever read development news from Nigeria again

Ahead ahead Nigeria

Nigerians are seeking for good news and improvement on our fortunes. That's why we open d news daily only to see 'good news' laced with half truths and propoaganda

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by KobolanderSegun: 8:25am On Jan 05

Flets:
These are only half truths. Reasons for reduction are

1. Devaluation of Naira - Relatively Fewer folks could afford medical tourism
2. More stringent measures in sourcing FX for medical tourism through CBN. People who could afford it sourced through the black market.

CBN is only reporting the medical receipts they funded, totally excluded the black market economy

I know a couple of people who spent 8 and 10 million Naira to do surgeries in Abuja. My cousin just did a 1 million surgery on his leg. I don't know about the validity of the report but I do know more people are having surgery in Nigeria because hospitals are investing in machines to assist during surgery...

Even Nigerian General Hospitals are now having Private wings run by People with Private Sector medical experience ..more modern machines are slowly coming in.

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by harjay1986: 8:30am On Jan 05

GboyegaD:
Anyone who believes this must believe that his/her mom is still a virgin. How did it drop by that much in a year? Where did people get the treatment in Nigeria?

It will be best they let us know we do not have data than just churn out such lies.

Okay in as much as some of you people don't like good news... Babcock teaching hospital, have been doing heart surgery, kidney replacement which are among some of what gulp the money for medical tourism, there is a Big Hospital in Lekki also that is top

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by Lifestone(m): 8:52am On Jan 05

Angelfrost:
Lol... Your fake stats will truly start making sense when Mr. President stops jetting out to France under one silly guise or the other.

Up till now, Doctors are still striking, and over 70% of Nigerian citizens lack access to decent basic healthcare.

See ehn... This is a new year abeg... It's too early for these Obalende stats.

If it's bad news, you will be happy. God will disgrace enemies of Nigeria

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Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by Lifestone(m): 8:55am On Jan 05

douglaschukwu:
The only translation to this statistics is the inability to afford these foreign medical trips and a spike in medical complication deaths in our hospitals.

Nigerians aren't patronising medical tourism doesn't translate to good health care system in the country.

And the local expertise have served right. So what's the problem with that.
One of the many good things in Nigeria

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by Guestmale: 8:59am On Jan 05

helinues:
Just explain to us how sad you have been reading this development news.

We have moved on pass to be dwelling on sad and bitter news. As if some of you have vowed to something not to ever read development news from Nigeria again

Ahead ahead Nigeria

What makes them happy is bad news but always sad reading good news, they believe bad news will brighten the chance of their failed politicians in the next election. Very unfortunate.

Re: Medical Tourism Spending Crashes 96% As Local Healthcare Capacity Deepens by Guestmale: 8:59am On Jan 05

Lifestone:
If it's bad news, you will be happy. God will disgrace enemies of Nigeria

Amen

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