Nigeria’s healthcare system represents one of the most glaring contradictions in modern economic development. The continent’s largest economy, with a GDP exceeding $375 billion and a population of over 220 million, maintains a health infrastructure that would struggle to serve a fraction of its citizens adequately. This is not merely a social tragedy—it is an economic catastrophe in slow motion.
The $1 billion drain: Medical tourism as economic indicator
The most telling indictment of Nigeria’s healthcare system lies not
Nigeria’s healthcare system represents one of the most glaring contradictions in modern economic development. The continent’s largest economy, with a GDP exceeding $375 billion and a population of over 220 million, maintains a health infrastructure that would struggle to serve a fraction of its citizens adequately. This is not merely a social tragedy—it is an economic catastrophe in slow motion.
The $1 billion drain: Medical tourism as economic indicator
The most telling indictment of Nigeria’s healthcare system lies not