The United Kingdom government’s code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care staff has been criticized by medical associations in the countries, although they maintain that it would not prevent Nigerian physicians from immigrating to other nations.
They contend that the UK may only define its conditions in terms of the fundamental right that freedom of movement is.
In response to the UK code of practice, which identified Nigeria among 54 other countries where health workers should not be aggressively recruited, the Nigerian Medical Association and the Nigerian Association of Resident Physicians took action.
The World Health Organization identified 54 nations as having the most urgent workforce-related issues in its recognition, according to the UK.