Brain Drain – Nigerian govt approves contract appointments for retired healthcare workers

The Nigerian government has approved the appointment of doctors, nurses, and other clinical healthcare workers as contract staff after attaining their compulsory retirement age or years in service.

This is part of efforts to mitigate the mass exodus of health workers to developed countries, which has led to an acute shortage of health professionals in the nation’s health sector.

The approval was contained in a circular dated 5 October and issued by the Federal Ministry of Health.

PremiumTimes : Read More