Addressing the challenging healthcare landscape in Nigeria requires innovative solutions. Even though Nigeria's healthcare landscape has its unique
Addressing the challenging healthcare landscape in Nigeria requires innovative solutions. Even though Nigeria’s healthcare landscape has its unique nuances, it shares similar challenges as most African countries: lack of sufficient funding, insufficient medical practitioners, and low accessibility to health services.
There’s also a growing dependence on the Nigerian diaspora community, who in the past eight years have significantly boosted the country’s foreign reserves through remittances. However, a scant 13% of these remittances were allocated to healthcare according to a 2018 study. It’s high time to harness the potential of this community to enhance local healthcare access.Healthsend
“The key challenge is access to quality healthcare for loved ones back home in Nigeria,” Joseph Okoroafor, Marketing & Communications Lead for Wellahealth, said. “Most Nigerians in the diaspora do not trust the health service providers in the country, but would pitch their tents with a provider if they believe that their loved ones will get the best care.”
WellaHealth aims to alleviate these worries by helping Nigerians abroad send not just money, but reliable healthcare homes. “This product solves the problem of transparency for Nigerians in the diaspora who are blindsided by the actual cost of care their loved ones receive whenever they send money,” Joseph Okoroafor said. “This way, we’ll also have fewer people feeling guilty for leaving their loved ones back home among the diasporan thus bringing them peace of mind.
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