The establishment of Godwin Maduka’s Medical University will help in curbing medical tourism, reckons Kalu Okoronkwo
In a country often overwhelmed by healthcare challenges, Godwin Maduka Medical University, (Atlantic Medical School), Umuchukwu Anambra State, stands as an inspiration of hope and a proof to the berthing of medical excellence in Nigeria and the rest of Africa and beyond.
Thousands of Nigerians travel abroad yearly for medical tourism, ranging from routine check-ups to complex surgeries with the attendant cost of an estimated $1 billion to the nation.
This has been a drain pipe to the country’s valuable financial resources and underscores critical gaps in its healthcare system. It is based on this that Dr. Godwin Maduka,…