Medical Tourism: NMA tasks FG on improved facilities

Medical Tourism: NMA tasks FG on improved facilities
By Ummul Idris
Hospitals
Abuja, April 9, 2018 (NAN) The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on the Federal Government to strengthen healthcare facilities in the country to discourage medical tourism.
The President of NMA, Prof. Mike Ogirima, made appeal while fielding questions on medical tourism and manpower flight from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja.
Ogirima urged government to provide modern equipment in hospitals and improve the welfare of medical personnel to encourage them stay home and offer efficient services.
He regretted that many government hospital across the country had become moribund, adding that it is time government address the problem by addressing the problems to make the health sector more functional.
He also urged government to build new healthcare centres to provide citizens more access to healthcare delivery.
Besides, Ogirima urged government to employ more qualified doctors and ensure that best global practice is maintained in all healthcare facilities in the country.
“Government needs to make sure that routine immunisation and antenatal care is provided in all hospitals across the country and on our part we shall continue to advocate that our teaching hospitals must have adequate infrastructure for optimal operation,’’ Ogirima said.
He said lack of employment had forced many qualified doctors to leave the country in search of job and asked government to employ more doctors to man hospitals. (NAN)
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Edited by Ali Inuwa/Muhammad Suleiman Tola