No fewer than 200 Nigerian-trained doctors were licensed by the government of the United Kingdom in just one month, Sunday PUNCH has learnt.

Checks on the website of the General Medical Council, the body which licenses and maintains the official register of medical practitioners in the UK, showed that the GMC licensed at least 200 Nigerian-trained doctors between August 31, 2022, and September 30, 2022.

The statistics also showed that between January 1, 2022 and September 30, 2022, about 1,307 doctors trained in Nigeria were licensed in the UK as Nigeria continues to battle one of the worst situations of brain drain in its history.

Overall, 10,296 doctors who obtained their degrees in Nigeria currently practise in the UK. However, Nigerian doctors who got medical qualifications in schools outside the country are not included in the data...

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Na God dey heal.. even mad people no dey see doctors wen sick.

That is an astonishing rate of emigration.

If sustained, it means Nigeria will be losing about 2,400 medical doctors every year.

Meanwhile, it is even likely to get worse, because the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK currently says that they still have a great shortage of Doctors and Nurses.

What practical steps can the government take to reverse this trend?

NaijaSamurai:
That is an astonishing rate of emigration.

If sustained, it means Nigeria will be losing about 2,400 medical doctors every year.

Meanwhile, it is even likely to get worse, because the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK currently says that they still have a great shortage of Doctors and Nurses.

donbachi:
Na God dey heal.. even mad people no dey see doctors wen sick.

You are absolutely correct.

Nevertheless, health professionals are very important because they have helped to save countless lives.

Some years back, a bus with which I travelled had an accident. Those of us that survived did so because of the timely intervention of good samaritans and hardworking doctors and nurses.

Our government needs to find out why so many doctors are leaving, and then do something positive about it.

prof2007:


You are absolutely correct.

Nevertheless, health professionals are very important because they have helped to save countless lives.

Some years back, a bus with which I travelled had an accident. Those of us that survived did so because of the timely intervention of good samaritans and hardworking doctors and nurses.

Our government needs to find out why so many doctors are leaving, and then do something positive about it.

Yes...government will eventually do something about it.

Basically, we are now training medical doctors for the UK!

If u can japa, japa oo this life all man for himself
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