Medical tourism among African leaders highlights the inadequate healthcare systems in their own countries. Poor infrastructure, lack of drugs, and insufficiently equipped hospitals drive their choices for foreign treatments. Many African nations rely heavily on foreign aid, leading to over 32 of 54 countries allocating insufficient budgets for health. The 2001 Abuja Declaration's goal of committing 15% of national budgets to healthcare remains unmet by most nations, with only Rwanda, Botswana, and Cape Verde achieving this target consistently. The reliance on foreign funding fails to address the continent's health challenges adequately.
The state of health care in Nigeria is deeply concerning. The biggest problem is infrastructure. There are no drugs and functional medical equipment.
Among African countries, over 32 out of 54 countries are not allocating significant budgets to health. This is motivated by overdependency on donor aid.
Africa is failing to realize that foreign funding in health is just for diplomacy. Those assisting us with all that aid, it is really nothing to do with our health challenges.
Over two decades later, only three countries, Rwanda, Botswana, and Cape Verde, have consistently met or exceeded the commitment under the 2001 Abuja Declaration.
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