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A former colleague, on the advice of his family doctor, decided to seek medical care in the US for his wife preparing to deliver their first baby. The medic had warned them of a potentially high-risk life-threatening complication. Nigeria’s healthcare system was parlous then; public hospitals were termed ‘consulting centres’.
The high-cost trip forced the young man to sell off assets: land, car and home appliances. Though the wife delivered successfully, he has yet to recover from the expenses incurred years after.
Medical tourism, a term used to describe people travelling abroad to obtain medical treatment, has become a key reference point in Nigeria’s under-development trajectory.
At launch of Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre, Sanwo-Olu pledges to reverse medical tourism
The founder of Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre commends Polaris Bank’s Support to investment.
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Lagos Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed the state’s readiness to put its weight behind efforts to reverse medical tourism in Nigeria.
He expressed this view at the launch of
Marcelle Ruth Cancer CentreApril 23 even as the Chairman of the hospital, Bolaji Odunsi, commended the role of Polaris Bank in making the project a reality.
In his welcome address at the launch, Mr Odunsi, who went down memory lane, applauded the invaluable contributions of various stakeholders and partners in both the public and private sectors of the economy who assisted in making the vision of Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre, a reality.
…founder commends Polaris Bank’s Support to Investment
Lagos Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed the state’s readiness to put its weight behind efforts to reverse medical tourism in Nigeria. He expressed this view at the launch of Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre over the weekend even as the Chairman of the hospital, Mr. Bolaji Odunsi commended the role of Polaris Bank in making the project a reality.
In his welcome address at the launch, Mr. Odunsi, who went down memory lane, applauded the invaluable contributions of various stakeholders and partners in both the public and private sectors of the economy who assisted in making the vision of Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre, a reality.
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Sanwo-Olu pledges to reverse medical tourism at launch of Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre
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…founder commends Polaris Bank’s Support to Investment
Lagos Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has expressed the state’s readiness to put its weight behind efforts to reverse medical tourism in Nigeria. He expressed this view at the launch of Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre over the weekend even as the Chairman of the hospital, Mr. Bolaji Odunsi commended the role of Polaris Bank in making the project a reality.
In his welcome address at the launch, Mr. Odunsi, who went down memory lane, applauded the invaluable contributions of various stakeholders and partners in both the public and private sectors of the economy who assisted in making the vision of Marcelle Ruth Cancer Centre, a reality.