Africa is losing an estimated $7 billion every year as more than half a million patients travel abroad for medical treatment, draining scarce foreign exchange from the continent and exposing deep gaps in healthcare systems.
From Nigeria and Kenya to Ghana and Tanzania, patients routinely fly to c
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Royal Ibeh
Royal Ibeh is a senior journalist with years of experience reporting on Nigeria’s technology and health sectors. She currently covers the Technology and Health beats for BusinessDay newspaper, where she writes in-depth stories on digital innovation, telecom infrastructure, healthcare systems, and public health policies.
