Japa syndrome

Doctors are worried about rising cases of hearing loss among Nigerians amid an acute shortage of specialists compounded by the japa syndrome bedeviling the health sector. READ ALSO:Rotary Club calls for ugent need for Mental…

Na'ankwat Dariem The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has urged telecom operators in Nigeria to adopt flexible work policies, offer better remuneration, and foster a culture of innovation to create an environment that attracts…

The Federal Government has recruited 2,497 doctors, midwives, nurses, and Community Health Extension Workers in the last six months to bridge the manpower shortage in the health sector caused by the Japa syndrome. READ ALSO:Brain drain:…

The Chief Medical Director of Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Prof. Adetokunbo Fabamwo has revealed that no fewer than 10,000 patients receives treatment from the hospital on daily basis. He disclosed this during an exclusive…

The Delta State Government has disclosed plans to enact policies that would encourage doctors and nurses to stay back in Nigeria. READ ALSO:Delta State: Governor Oborevwori pledges to support Police The Director General of the Delta…

The Registrar, Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Dr Tosan Erhabor, said that so far a total of 10,697 medical laboratory scientists had left the country. READ ALSO: Medical Guild appeals to Lagos government on…

The Chief Medical Director of Kogi State Specialist Hospital Prof. Isah Yahaya Adagiri has decried the dearth of medical doctors in Kogi State, north-central zone Nigeria, linking it to emigration, popularly known today as “japa syndrome”.…

The Lagos State Primary Health Care Board (LSPHCB) Permanent Secretary, Dr Ibrahim Mustafa in an interview on Tuesday, in Lagos says the board will recruit more healthcare professionals and rehabilitate more facilities to increase citizen’s…

The President of the Postgraduate Medical College Fellows' Association, Professor Akinsanya Osibogun has tasked the Nigerian Government to focus more on retaining skilled medical professionals in the country. Osibogun stated this while…

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…