NSIA, Ministry Partner to Stop $1billion Annual Capital Flight in Medical Tourism

This is part of efforts to reverse the outflow of over $1 billion spent on medical tourism annually,

The healthcare programme which was launched in all the six geo-political regions of the country, on Tuesday, May 2, will attract private sector investment in healthcare.

NSIA said in a statement that the healthcare projects are being developed in partnership with Federal Government Teaching Hospitals and Medical Centres (“Federal Healthcare Institutions”) located in each of the six geo-political regions of the country. Under the partnership, specialist hospitals and modern diagnostic centres which will provide advanced medical care and modern diagnostic services will be developed.

So, far a total of 10 Memorandum of Cooperation (MOCs) have been signed with six agreements at advanced stages.

“NSIA has entered an agreement with Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) to jointly develop a specialist cardiovascular hospital in Lagos. The specialist hospital is expected to provide cardiovascular treatment, including diagnostics, minimally-invasive procedures, surgery and post-surgery care in the country.

“As part of the programme, NSIA also secured approval from the Federal Ministry of Health to enter into a binding agreement with Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital (AKTH) for the development of a modern medical diagnostic centre to be co-located within the main hospital complex at Kano.