 Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefele, has said medical tourism puts a huge strain on the country's foreign reserves. Emefele said this at the launch of a new hospital in Ikeja Lagos, appealing to the private sector to invest in medical facilities to improve access to healthcare in the country. Emefele noted that for every $1 billion allocated to medical treatment abroad, there is less than $1 billion that could be available to other critical sectors of our economy.