Nigerian Medical Association says over 10,000 doctors left Nigeria for UK in last 7 yrs
- The Nigerian Medical Association has claimed that over 10,000 doctors left Nigeria for the United Kingdom, UK, for greener pastures
- According to NMA, a Nigerian doctor is poorly paid, over worked, lacked necessary work tools and has become a target for kidnappers
- It added that the official register of medical practitioners in the UK, showed that the GMC licensed at least 200 Nigerian-trained doctors within a month
In a news that will come as a cause of concern for Nigerians, no fewer than 10,000 doctors have left Nigeria for the United Kingdom, UK in the last seven years.
This was disclosed by the Kaduna state chapter of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA). The body added that Doctors in Kaduna state are the least remunerated.
At a news briefing as part of activities to mark the ‘Physicians’ Week’, the Chairman, Kaduna State NMA, Dr. Madaki Sheyin, said a Nigerian doctor is poorly paid, over worked, lacked necessary work tools and has become a target for kidnappers, Vanguard Newspaper reports.
Source: UGC
NMA said:
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“Nigerian doctors have been rendered unimportant by successive governments for inadequate attention to the heath sector.
The one week medical activities has the theme, “Nigeria’s Healthcare Delivery System and The 2023 Democratic Transition: A Time To Change The Narrative’, is in tandem with the most important upcoming event in Nigeria while the sub-themes’, Mitigating The Impact Of Brain Drain On The Dwindling Human Resource For Health In Nigeria and Health Sector Reforms In The Face Of Emerging Public Health Threats’, were chosen as continued reminder to our governments that things are falling apart in the health sector.
“The issue of progressive depletion of human resource for health cannot be over emphasized. With the recent article from an Online Newspaper of 9th October 2022 titled “200 Nigerian Doctors Move to UK in One Month’, the fact that checks on the website of the General Medical Council, GMC, the body which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the UK, showed that the GMC licensed at least 200 Nigerian-trained doctors between August 31, 2022, and September 30, 2022 was revealed.
Resident Doctors faults minister of health's claim on availability of Nigerian doctors
Meanwhile, the recent comment by Nigeria's minister of health, Dr Osagie Ehanire that the country has a sufficient number of medical doctors despite the brain drain has angered union workers in the medical sector.
The president of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors, Dr. Godiya Ishaya, said an average of between 200 to 300 of his colleagues leave the country every two months.
He added that last year alone, close to 1,500 emigrated to the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia, as they have not been counting those who leave for Canada, United States,.
Doctors offer free medical services as campaign strategy for Peter Obi
On their part, some doctors in Taraba state have started a medical outreach programme as a way of campaigning for Peter Obi.
The free medical outreach will be held in all sixteen local government areas in the northeast state.
The doctors say they are using their expertise to campaign for the Labour Party presidential candidate.
Source: Legit.ng
