The Nigeria Medical Associatio, (NMA) and National Association of Resident Doctors have jointly described as “unfortunate” the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige’s statement on the surplus of medical personnel in Nigeria.
Ngige, had while speaking on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, said he was not bothered that medical doctors are leaving Nigeria in droves, saying that the nation has a surplus of them and must therefore “export” to other countries.
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But the NMA president, Dr. Adedayo Faduyile, said Nigeria had no enough doctors, stressing the need to ensure the country retains its medical personnel.
He said, “That is an unfortunate statement which shows that he has done nothing in medical practice.
“The World Health Organisation stated that, for optimal healthcare to be achieved, we need doctor/patient ratio of one to 600.
“In Nigeria, we have 40,000 doctors taking care of 200 million people.
It’s unfortunate, we do not have enough doctors. Maybe he is looking at the monetary part, but there is opportunity cost.
“We have the maternal mortality that is about the highest in the world. To correct it, we need health professionals around.”
NARD president, Dr. Olusegun Olaopa, said Ngige spoke as a politician.
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