Brain drain

Ondo State Government has revealed plans to embark on recruitment of medical doctors and other health workers for all the state-owned hospitals and basic health centres. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Banji Ajaka, made this known on…

A former governor of Ondo State, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, and the President, Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, Dr. Obinna Ogbonna, have called on the Federal Government to take urgent steps to halt the issue of brain drain in the…

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, says medical colleges in Nigeria must develop the capacity to train more doctors to bridge the brain drain gap in the sector. Hamzat spoke with the Newsmen in Lagos while reacting to…

Striking health workers under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions have urged the public to intervene in the matter leading to their ongoing nationwide industrial action embarked on since May 26. JOHESU Chairman in Federal Teaching…

The Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON) has conducted free surgical intervention for 60 residents of Lagos State to reduce morbidity and risk of death from common medical conditions. READ ALSO:Aged Patients In Anambra Get…

The Association of Female Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria (AFMLSN), Lagos State chapter, says no fewer than 300 medical laboratory scientists trained in Nigeria have moved to the United Kingdom within six months. READ ALSO:Brain…

A medical expert, Dr Gabriel Maduabuchi, has called for proper care of medical doctors to curb the continued brain drain in the nation’s health care sector. He made this known to newsmen on Sunday during the inauguration of ‘True1Home…

The Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria has petitioned the National Assembly over the bill seeking to compel medical and dental graduates to render five-year compulsory services within Nigeria before being granted full licence to…

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) have reacted to the UK code of practice, which listed Nigeria among 54 other countries where health workers should not be actively recruited.…

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria (MDCAN) has declined the Medical and Dental Practitioners Act (Amendment) Bill, 2022, which seeks to make it mandatory for graduates in medical and dental fields to work in Nigeria…