Nigerians go abroad for medical treatment because they have lost confidence in their nation's health sector, Minister of Health Professor Onyebuchi Chukwu has said.
The minister, who said this yesterday in Abuja during a briefing to commemorate the 100 days in office of President Goodluck Jonathan, however maintained that most of those seeking medical services abroad had often returned with tales of woes.
He identified incessant industrial action by health workers as a factor mitigating the nation's health sector.
He, however, said progress had been made in the sector with the establishment of cancer screening centres, the distribution of over four million insecticides, treated nets and the establishment of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control.
He added that about 17.5 million free contraceptive commodities distributed by his ministry for the reduction of maternal and infant mortality could help check population explosion being experienced in the country.
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