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Why are Africans going abroad for medical treatment?

July 22, 2025

The recent death of Nigeria's former president at a hospital in the UK has called into question why so many African elites and citizens engage in medical tourism abroad. Eddy Micah Jr. talks to Nigeria's Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare Dr. Iziaq Adekunle Salako, public health researcher Jamila Atiku, and DW's Andrew Wasike in Kenya.

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