Makanjuola laments medical brain drain
The National President of the Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria, Dr Victor Makanjuola, laments on the rate with which Nigerian doctors are been settled with good job opportunities in the UK, according to The Punch newspaper he said, “In the last two years, over 500 consultants, in my estimation, have left the services of government hospitals for practice abroad. All our government hospitals are consultant-led practices, which is the global standard. We have lost 500 in just two years, and we have found out that those who are more likely to leave are the younger ones.
According to Dr. Makunjuola, the high rate of medical brain drain, may cause Nigeria government to import doctors to carter for her medical needs in the future.
Nigeria currently has the third-highest number of foreign doctors working in the UK after India and Pakistan. The United Kingdom’s General Medical Council has licensed fresh 91 Nigerian-trained doctors.
According to The Punch, the accreditation of the 91 doctors occurred between October 10 and October 25, 2022.
The total number of Nigerian-trained doctors in the UK now stands at 10,387.
There are 5,210 associate specialists, 2,318 doctors in training, 1,837 general practitioners, and 1,273 specialists among the 10,387 doctors.
