2,000 Medical Workers Leave Nigeria Yearly
The Nigerian Medical Association has stated that about 2,000 medical workers emigrate from Nigeria to developed nations yearly. Everyone certainly believes that Nigeria has a huge risk challenge on this emigration on the health wellbeing of the nation.
The Nigerian Medical Association has said that about 2000 medical workers leave the country annually to developed countries.
The National President of the Association, Francis Faduyile, said this in Abakaliki during the opening ceremony of the Annual General Conference/Delegates meeting of the association in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
He said the exodus necessitated the theme of the meeting which is ‘Skill Repatriation in the Health Sector: Turning Nigeria’s brain drain to brain gain’.
“The theme is apt at this point in time when brain drain in the health sector is at its peak, with about 2,000 health practitioners leaving the shores of Nigeria annually,” Mr Faduyile said
“We believe that this ugly situation can be turned to an advantage hence the need to bring this to the front burner for discussion and proffer a way out to the country’s advantage.”