Brain drain

Medical practitioners have lamented the increasing rate of brain drain in the health sector, calling on the government to put an exit replacement policy in place, in order to address the trend. A cross section of practitioners, who spoke…

The Nigerian government is committed to ending brain drain and medical tourism in the country. Minister of State for Health, Joseph Ekumankama, spoke with newsmen while inaugurating various projects at the Federal Medical Centre, Ebute…

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has raised the alarm that Nigeria may have to important medical doctors to treat local patients in the future if urgent steps were not taken to fix the deteriorating situation, it may lead to a total…

The Nigerian Government says with the coming up of affordable world class health facilities, Nigeria will soon put an end to the over N500 billion being spent on medical tourism annually and brain drain in the country. READ ALSO: NMA…

The Nigeria Medical Association(NMA) says brain drain and medical tourism are the twin evils in the Nigerian health sector. This was the consensus at the maiden edition of the NMA Annual Lecture Series, held in Abuja. The President of…

The Federal Government of Nigeria has launched a committee on health sector reform to look at issues in the sector such as strikes and brain drain. READ ALSO: Brain drain: Address challenges in health sector, doctors beg FG The Chief…