The National Publicity Secretary of the Nigerian Medical Association Dr Aniekeme Uwah, has described as worrisome the rate at which medical practitioners are leaving the country for greener pastures.
He said if the trend was not checked, the country’s health care system might soon collapsed.
Dr Uwah raised the alarm while speaking at the 2021 Correspondents’ chapel week which at the Emerald Event Centre Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
He said, “The rate of brain drain in the country is worrisome. I’m afraid of what the future holds and the fate of the younger ones. We relate and interact with some of our colleagues who work abroad and we know how much they are paid and how they are being taken care of.
“So many of our colleagues in Nigeria have moved for green pasture abroad and if this is not tackled, the health sector will be affected. The only solution is for government to make adequate budgetary provisions so that doctors and other health workers will be motivated and well remunerated.”
Credit: Punch
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