New Delhi -Not less than 20 Nigerians were on Monday found in Madanta hospital, India, receiving medical treatments.

A correspondent in New Delhi, at a random, took account of some of the patients in one of the biggest hospitals in India receiving medical attention.

According to a report, some of the patients attributed the large number of Nigerians seeking treatment in India to the dearth of good and reliable hospitals in Nigeria.

Mr Tony Okorie, a patient in the hospital, said he preferred to spend his money and get well than to depend on treatment in Nigeria.

“General hospitals in Nigeria lack good equipment and drugs, doctors in the hospitals are after their own businesses.

“Here in India , you can see how serious everyone work, the government is working as well as the people managing the hospitals.’’

Another patient, Mr Bolaji Niyi, said he tried Nigeria’s hospitals before travelling to India for treatment, adding that he discovered that there were clear differences between India and Nigerian hospitals.

He said the opportunities in Nigeria for getting things done the right way were more than that of India but “you can see what they do with the little they have”.

Niyi added that more Nigerians were in India to  treat heart problems.

“What stops our government from collaborating with the Indian experts to have these things carried out in the country.”

“The money spent on air fare for me and my wife to get here is not small, the risk of travelling for about 15 hours down here was another thing,” he complained.

Dr Aisha Bashir, Commissioner, Trade, Investment and tourism, Borno state, leader of the delegation from Borno state to India International Trade Fair, said the large number of Nigerians receiving treatment in India could be due to genuine services.

According to her, India is far ahead of Nigeria in many ways, both medically and other wise.

“Because of the good treatment they give to patients, many people all over the world are going for treatment including Nigeria, despite the distance and the huge amount of money involved.” ( NAN )