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FG says it is worried about rising brain drain, as more doctors leave

The federal government has expressed concern over the rising wave of Nigerian health workers leaving the Nigerian health system to work abroad.

This was disclosed in a statement by the minister of state for health, Mr. Joseph Ekumankama, at the 30th Annual Scientific Conference and General Meeting of the Nigerian Society of Anesthetists (NSA) in Abuja on Wednesday.

He noted that the ministry is worried that there are fewer Anesthetists left in the Nigerian health chain as less than 1,000 are left in Nigeria.

Ekumankama, represented by Dr. David Atuwo, director and senior technical assistant in the ministry, said:

The NSA president, Prof. Elizabeth Nwasor, said,

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She noted that hospitals are not well equipped with technology. Many hospitals do not have oxygen delivery equipment to work with.

For the record: Recall Nairametrics reported earlier this year that the Nigerian Medical Association warned that the brain drain in the health sector may someday force Nigeria to import medical doctors.

They called for a state of emergency in the health sector with a view to holistically addressing the menace of pull and push factors responsible for the mass migration of health personnel to Europe, America, the Middle East, and other African countries.

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