2,000 medical workers leave Nigeria yearly, says NMA (Punch)

Over 2,000 Nigerian medical workers leave the country annually for developed countries, the Nigerian Medical Association has said.

President of the Association, Dr Francis Faduyile, stated this at the Annual General Conference/Delegates meeting of the association in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State on Thursday.

He said the drift informed the choice of theme for the meeting, ‘Skill Repatriation in the Health Sector: Turning Nigeria’s brain drain to brain gain.’

“We believe 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.” Read more