Health workers in Nigeria expressed worry about the alarming brain drain in the country’s health sector on Monday, marking this year’s workers’ day.
The union chastised the absences and their consequences, claiming that it has exacerbated the alarming epidemic of a severe human resource deficit, which may threaten Nigeria’s entire health sector. The Nigerian Union of allied health professionals (NUAHP), a non-governmental body, has also requested that the current shortages be addressed by mass recruitment of health professionals across the country’s secondary and tertiary care facilities.
The Nigerian Union of allied health professionals (NUAHP), a non-governmental body, has also requested that the current shortages be addressed by mass recruitment of health professionals across the country’s secondary and tertiary care facilities.
Dr. Ogbonna Obinna, the national president of Nuahp, said the union of Health workers in Nigeria expressed worry about the alarming brain drain in the country’s health sector on Monday, marking this year’s workers’ day.