- African countries are offering Nigerian doctors three times more than their earnings back home
- The CMD of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital has said the health industry is left with a critical dearth of trained workers
- According to him, other health workers like nurses, laboratory scientists, physiotherapists, and others have joined the train
With countries like Sierra Leone and the Gambia offering much greater pay, up to $4000, there are concerns about the departure of Nigerian doctors of medicine and other healthcare professionals to other African countries.
Appearing before the House of Representatives Ad hoc Committee looking into racketeering in Federal Government agencies, Emem Bassey, Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, observed this growing practise.
