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President Muhammadu Buhari has named the poor attitude of health workers across Nigeria as a major reason for the growing culture of Nigerians seeking medical care outside the country.
The president stated this Tuesday at the second National Health Summit of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the 25th Triennial Conference of the Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA).
The summit is being held between November 4 and 8 in Abuja.
Mr Buhari who is currently in the UK for a two-week ‘private visit’was the special guest billed to declare the event open. He was, however, represented by the health minister, Osagie Ehanire.
Superintending broken system
The minister said many Nigerians have lost confidence in the country’s health system because of the poor service delivery in Nigerian hospitals.
“If we must be honest to ourselves, we must admit that even more than lack of equipment and medical technical expertise, poor housekeeping and sanitation and often poor and disrespectful attitude of health workers and also a perceived lack of confidentiality are damaging the image and reputation of the health system and also the public confidence in it,” the official explained.
“There is no doubt that this loss of confidence in our hospitals is the father of medical tourism,” he noted.
The minister said only a change of mindset can reverse the trend.
Medical Tourism
“Why is Nigeria losing billions of naira to medical tourism?” asked former Nigerian head of state, Yakubu Gowon, in his opening remark as the chairman of the summit.
Thousands of Nigerians travel abroad each year to seek medical treatment as the nation’s health care system remains dogged with multiple challenges.
Former Minister of Health, Onyebuchi Chukwu, had in 2017 estimated that Nigeria was losing N175 billion annually to medical tourism.
Also in 2017, PREMIUM TIMES reportedhow South Africa’s Health Minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, scolded African leaders seeking medical care away from the continent, saying the culture has become a major drain on their countries $ health expenditure.https://www.premiumtimesng.com/health/health-news/361205-buhari-why-nigerians-seek-medical-care-abroad.html?
Mynd44 oam4j lalasticlala Sissy3 dominique

Our president, more healthy years to your leadership.
Na GOD put you there for us to witness the Nextlevel developments

Buhari's achievement cannot be challenged, he has really performed very well.

Sentiments apart. Nigeria's medical sector is shits aside some privates.

Nigeria problem is multidimensional

greatiyk4u:
Nigeria problem is multidimensional

We are like in some sort of disaster time loop

is that why there are no drugs in state House clinic after budgetary allocations?

Presido

Go to any federal medical institution and see student doctors doing trial and error with people's health. They will be ordering you to do x-rays that they won't even need after you have spent scarce resources to do them. My dad may have still been alive if not for some inexperienced doctor who removed the drip supplying blood to him. At the time his situation became critical, the doctor on duty couldn't find any vein to reconnect and supply him blood again. If you can afford it, travel out. Most of our doctors are only experimenting with people's health here.

said many Nigerians have lost confidence in the country’s health system because of the poor service delivery in Nigerian hospitals

Remind me who the president is again.

Hhansome:
Sentiments apart. Nigeria's medical sector is shits aside some privates.

which sector is better in Nigeria? Nigeria is long dead. health workers is as bad as fellow Nigerians.

Says a man that Budgetted Less than 50 billion naira for healthcare but Budgetted 180 billion Naira for Herdsmens , this is a man that has moved procurement from the ministry of health to the Ministry of Agriculture , this is a man whose first duty was to increase Tarriffs on healthcare products and drugs .take Buhari serious at your own peril

ManirBK:
Buhari's achievement cannot be challenged, he has really performed very well.

In what sector ? Liar

oz4real83:
Go to any federal medical institution and see student doctors doing trial and error with people's health. They will be ordering you to do x-rays that they won't even need after you have spent scarce resources to do them. My dad may have still been alive if not for some inexperienced doctor who removed the drip supplying blood to him. At the time his situation became critical, the doctor on duty couldn't find any vein to reconnect and supply him blood again. If you can afford it, travel out. Most of our doctors are only experimenting with people's health here.

if you are not satisfied with healthcare services, you can sue the hospital. we should start charge hospital courts. It would improve health care services. we should expect hospital bills to go up.

Most of the government hospitals have no adequate health workers and facilities, while most private ones are largely manned by quacks.

SarkinYarki:
In what sector ? Liar

Enemy of success, continue wailing Buhari remain our president till 2023!
https://www.nairaland.com/4260833/presidency-lists-17-major-achievements?_e_pi_=7%2CPAGE_ID10%2C4170956892

Buhari have taken Nigerians for granted for saying all this trash if true.NMA must be mad for extending this to a president that have no concern for improving the healthcare system but will board any available plane for foreign health tourism.

What was your rant before 2015 election....