THE Nigerian government has claimed that the nation is rapidly becoming a hub for international patients seeking quality healthcare.
Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Ali Pate, stated this while briefing State House correspondents on Tuesday, February 4, after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting.
“You can see that gradually, piece by piece, we have been building our health infrastructure, but also at a higher level in the teaching hospitals.
“People are now beginning to come to Nigeria from the region to receive quality healthcare. This is already happening, including people from far away, places like the United Kingdom and United States,” the minister said.
He stressed that the ‘transformation’ was a realisation of President Bola Tinubu’s promise to upgrade Nigeria’s health system.
“We need to sustain it, we’re investing, and we will continue to invest in that direction,” Pate, who also announced the ratification of the African Medicines Agency Treaty by FEC, said.