Labour Minister Chris Ngige had recently said Nigeria had more than enough doctors and that those wanting to relocate to other countries in search of greener pastures were free to do so. But speaking in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, yesterday at the Annual General Conference/Delegates meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association, the health minister decried the increasing rate of brain drain in the health sector.
Adewole, represented by the Chief Medical Director of Alex Ekwueme Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki, Dr Emeka Onwe, said:”I am not particularly happy with the latest trend of doctors leaving the country to other lands for greener pastures. “We shall continue to ensure the welfare of the health workforce is improved. Our effort at centralising the internship posting of newly graduated doctors has received the support of FEC and will be rolled out within the year”.
The minister also decried the inability of several state governments to recruit and keep medical doctors, including specialists, in their secondary and tertiary care hospitals.
“In many cases most local governments’ health facilities do not have a doctor. These are unrelated to poor welfare and remuneration package at various levels amongst other factors”, he said.
from dailystrust
And one Doctor was lamenting on twitter how they are being paid N40k.
ReplyDeletehe is very very stupid. He should pay us our april/may salary 2018.
DeleteWhy won't they leave? Good brains ain't appreciated here so why stay when they can afford to go where they'll be appreciated. As for the minister of labour, he will face his in future, no need for too much talks.
ReplyDeleteSebi that SMD with overaged moustache was saying rubbish that we have enough doctors
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Which one is overaged moustache again 😂😂😂😂
DeleteChai
DeleteWhy wont they leave
ReplyDeleteDr. Adebola kindly tell us how much your salary is because if it was nothing to write home about, you will not be sitting on that 💺. You would have left Nigeria way long before now. Use your position to make things better rather than crying more than the bereaved.
DeleteYou na never see anything, more are still planning to move
ReplyDeleteAnd the other one said we have more than enough. May God help us in this our obodo Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteNne no blame am, his medications are local herbs so most def the doctors in abundance are the native ones 😁.
DeleteAnd that other guy said we have more than enough Doctors. It's alright
ReplyDeleteBut Dr Ngige is happy na
ReplyDeletewho is Dr. Ngige abi native Dr. Ngige.
DeleteFederal Government should just sit down and review how much they pay before we are left with just Dr. Sid and small Doctor in the country.
ReplyDelete😂😂😂😂. You are sick.
DeleteLeft with Dr Sid and Small Doctor😂😂😂😂 BVs will not kill me!
Delete😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
DeleteHahahhahahahahaha... Kill me already
DeleteJisos 🤣🤣🤣🤣
DeleteChai
DeleteDr Olewole and Ngiga talking from two sides of the mouth, you will not be in the next cabinet you two mkpunmkpu people.
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