Temidayo Akinsuyi, Lagos

Dr. Iyke Odo, National President of the Association of General and Private Medical Practitioners of Nigeria (AGPMPN), has urged the Federal Government to urgently address the brain wave in the healthcare sector before it gets out of hand.

Speaking as guest on Channels Television programme ‘Sunrise Daily’ monitored by DAILY INDEPENDENT, said giving the situation of things in the country, Nigerian doctors don’t care about moving to any foreign country as long as they are out of the country.

Speaking from his personal experience, Odo who has lost many doctors in his private firm to relocation abroad said brain drain may be the next cancer that will exterminate Nigeria’s health care sector.

“I want to use this opportunity to tell Nigerians that let nobody deceive us, if there was anytime that something should be done about brain drain, this is the time”.

” Let me just share my own experience. In my small facility, last year alone, I lost five radiographers to the United Kingdom (UK). This year, I have lost seven doctors to the UK. Two radiographers have gone and many have tendered their resignation”.

“As I speak, my gynecologist has his family out already. He has plans to leave, he is on annual leave now but he has planned to be given two months leave without pay to enable him settle”.

“They are leaving; everybody wants to leave. It’s as bad as the average Nigerian doctor, nurse or pharmacist closing his eyes and jumping into the next available plane. He doesn’t care where he lands, anywhere as long as he is out of Nigeria. It’s as serious as that” he said.

"In one of my interviews, I made it clear that the next cancer that might exterminate the health sector is the brain drain".

https://independent.ng/mass-relocation-of-nigerian-healthcare-workers-abroad-alarming-agpmpn-president/

“They are leaving; everybody wants to leave. It’s as bad as the average Nigerian doctor, nurse or pharmacist closing his eyes and jumping into the next available plane. He doesn’t care where he lands, anywhere as long as he is out of Nigeria. It’s as serious as that” he said.

Mr president just came back from UK for treatment,Tinubu is still there receiving treatment and you want our doctors to stay treating poor masses

Don’t compete with God, Ngige counsels striking doctors

https://punchng.com/dont-compete-with-god-ngige-counsels-striking-doctors/

Hmm

I won't blame them. Who no like better thing?

Even when you visit private hospitals now, you see crowd. only few doctors on ground to attend to people

Should they continue to stay in a country that doesn't appreciate their work? They are underpaid, there are no state-of-the-art equipments. No constant light. Not nearly enough hospitals. Not to add the fact that the educational system is trashy...with medical students spending over a decade in school when they would spend less in a saner clime.

Plus rather than visit nigerian doctors, politicians will travel abroad.. and they expect the doctors to stay? Cl0wns.

Vulturemeatbbqgrill has gone blind, oyigboupdate, Udele1 and other zombies are not here. This food wey unah join hand cook, unah go follow chop am

What do you expect These people dont see any relevance in u medical practitioners.. To them u are all quacks... Thats the major reason they prefer to go outside of the country to treat cough, headache.. They keep helping other countries instead of developing this nation.. If u working in Nigeria, most especially in public office don't always put ur mind on the salary.. Just see it as if it come fine if it did not no P.. Man must live... Cos if u put ur mind... Na serious problem oo which can lead to sickness

even the Aso Villa hospital has no ordinary paracetamol

habsydiamond:
What do you expect These people dont see any relevance in u medical practitioners.. To them u are all quacks... Thats the major reason they prefer to go outside of the country to treat cough, headache.. They keep helping other countries instead of developing this nation.. If u working in Nigeria, most especially in public office don't always put ur mind on the salary.. Just see it as if it come fine if it did not no P.. Man must live... Cos if u put ur mind... Na serious problem oo which can lead to sickness

These people don't understand that every progress minded person in Naija want to jaapa. Not only medics.

No sector is enjoying under this government

Comedian2019:
These people don't understand that every progress minded person in Naija want to jaapa. Not only medics.

joyairemiya:
even the Aso Villa hospital has no ordinary paracetamol

u say what

Nigeria govt no value them.. make them no go where them go value them?

after4:
Vulturemeatbbqgrill has gone blind, oyigboupdate, Udele1 and other zombies are not here. This food wey unah join hand cook, unah go follow chop am

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Has Buhari and Tinubu come back from UK?

After leaving Nigeria to this country for Medical Treatment?

Let's start from there first.

Oh, you don't want the consequences of your stupidity, it doesn't work that way dear. Whatever a man sow that is why he will reap. You must eat the food wey you dey cook.
You no go cook finish expect another man to eat am for you

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