The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof Ali Pate has revealed that patients from the United Kingdom, United States, and West African sub-region have been flocking to Nigeria to access quality medical care.

He disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu.

“People are now beginning to come from the sub-region, and even from faraway places like the UK and the US to receive quality healthcare in Nigeria.

“Despite the challenges we face, significant progress is being made, and the transformation promised by President Tinubu is already taking shape,” he said.

Pate further said the federal government has approved contracts for the equipping of tertiary health facilities; including approval of N12 billion for the purchase of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), an advanced diagnostic equipment, for six tertiary health institutions.

He listed the beneficiaries to include the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital; Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta; Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital, Ile-Ife; Federal Medical Centre, Keffi; Modibbo Adama University Teaching Hospital, Adamawa and Federal Teaching Hospital, Kebbi.

“This investment in critical diagnostic infrastructure is part of a broader effort to expand Nigeria’s health system capacity, ensuring that our tertiary institutions can offer world-class medical services,” he added.