Tag: brain drain
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Okowa orders replacement of doctors who have ‘japa’ abroad
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has given the approval to fill all the vacancies created by medical officers who resigned to seek greener pastures abroad. The governor, stated this while addressing the opening session of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting and Leadership Retreat on Wednesday in Asaba.
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NMA decries depleting manpower in health sector
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) said that the rate at which doctors were migrating for greener pastures implied a serious manpower crisis in the health sector.
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Brain drain: We’re losing doctors daily – NMA
Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Ogun chapter, on Monday, called on the state government to declare a state of emergency on the health sector to address the issue of brain drain among medical doctors. NMA Chairman in the state, Dr. Adekunle Ashimi, made the call at a
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Stay back in Nigeria and help us – FG begs doctors, nurses
The Minister of State for Health, Hon. Joseph Ekumankama, on Monday, reiterated the effort of the Federal Government to address the brain drain in the country. Ekumankama call on the doctors and nurses to remain in the country to fight current issue affecting the health sector.
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Brain Drain: Nigeria losses 200 pharmacists to foreign countries
Mr Olabode Ogunjemiyo, National Chairman, Association of Hospital and Administrative Pharmacists of Nigeria (AHAPN), on Monday said about 200 of its members left the country in search of better practice environment abroad. Ogunjemiyo said this at a news conference during its 23rd Annual National Scientific Conference with the theme entitled: ”COVID-19 Experience: Expanding the Role…
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7,256 Nigerian nurses left for UK in one year – Report
Nigeria has lost no fewer than 7,256 qualified Nurses who have relocated to the United Kingdom between March 2021 and March 2022, TheNewsGuru.com.has been informed. This is contained in information obtained from the Nursing and Midwifery Council of the United Kingdom. The data further revealed that 2,796 Nigerian nurses migrated to the UK between March…
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Senate moves to check medical brain drain in Nigeria
The Senate on Tuesday moved to check the rising emigration of medical and health professionals from Nigeria to developed countries. This followed the consideration of a bill for second reading at plenary seeking to establish the Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Abeokuta. Sponsor of the bill, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun (APC -Ogun), in his…
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Ngige clarifies position on doctors’ brain drain
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, has clarified his position on the issue of migration by Nigerian medical doctors to foreign nations, a development which has reportedly led to brain drain in the nation’s medical profession. Ngige made this known in a statement signed by Mr Nwachukwu Obidiwe, his Special Assistant on…
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Doctors free to leave Nigeria– Ngige
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has said doctors who feel they want to relocate in search of greener pastures, are free to do so because the nation has enough medical personnels. Ngige made this known on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday. The minister made the statement while responding to a…
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‘Over 600 doctors migrated out of Nigeria between 2016-2017’
President of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, Prof Mike Ogirima, yesterday expressed worry over the spate of migration of medical doctors from Nigeria to other countries, revealing that over 600 doctors had left between 2016 and 2017. Ogirima who said the country had continued to maintain poor doctor: patient ratio of 1: 4000 population, said…