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Why IVF Is Still Expensive In Nigeria – Expert

by Sunday Isuwa
3 years ago
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Medical director of Deda Hospital, Abuja, Dr Sunday Onu, has said IVF is still expensive in Nigeria because the needed equipment for procedures are imported.

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He therefore urged the government to take a second look at the healthcare sector with a view to help address some of the challenges responsible for the high cost of healthcare in the country.

Onu, who spoke at the 10th anniversary of the hospital, said Deda services had gone beyond Nigeria as they received a lot of patients coming from the UK, Canada and the USA and other countries to access services in the centre.

He said, “When you talk about IVF, yes indeed it is very expensive, if you ask me I say, why it is very expensive is because 100 percent of things used in IVF are imported and as the exchange rate is skyrocketing, the cost of providing this technology is also skyrocketing.”

He also attributed Custom duties to the high cost of IVF in Nigeria, as according to him, “custom duties on medical equipment and consumables are not as simple as they used to be. Some of the medical equipment and consumables are being labelled wrongly as electronic equipment because they have some electronic component and they put so high a charge on it. That is not making us deliver service at the barest minimum. It is one of the challenges that we are facing.”

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Apart from the issue associated with imported equipment, Onu also identified the challenge of power in the country.

He explained that, “The problem of power is a major one in the health industry because in a hospital, we must run 24/7 on power. We cannot afford to go out of power for one minute. There is no electricity, you don’t get it often and electricity bill keeps on doubling every time and the cost of diesel, which is an alternative power supply, is astronomical, it is so unbelievable now and all these are making delivery of quality healthcare at an affordable rate difficult.

He therefore urged the government to take a second look and give proper attention to the healthcare sector by asking the power holding companies to give priority to hospitals, which will reduce the dependence on diesel.

On how his hospital is still carrying on despite the numerous challenges, Onu said “However, I keep saying don’t compromise standard, we do not do that; rather we maintain the cost without compromising the standard.


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Sunday Isuwa is an award winning journalist with over 15 years of experience. Currently at LEADERSHIP Media Group, he has published thousands of articles that have helped in shaping Democracy, Good Governance in Nigeria, Africa and the world at large. His Twitter handle is @IsuwaSunday 

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