Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, says patients from the UK, US and the West African subregion have been flocking to Nigeria for quality medical care.
Pate spoke on Tuesday while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu.
“People are now beginning to come from the subregion, and even from faraway places like the UK and the US, to receive quality healthcare in Nigeria,” he said.
“Despite the challenges we face, significant progress is being made, and the transformation promised by President Tinubu is already taking shape.”
The minister said the federal government has approved contracts for the equipping of tertiary health facilities — including approval of N12 billion for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) — an advanced diagnostic equipment — across six tertiary health institutions.
He listed the beneficiaries as University of Uyo Teaching Hospital; Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta; Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital in Osun state; Federal Medical Centre in Keffi; Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital in Adamawa; and Federal Teaching Hospital, Kebbi.
“This investment in critical diagnostic infrastructure is part of a broader effort to expand Nigeria’s health system capacity, ensuring that our tertiary institutions can offer world-class medical services,” he added.
