The House of Representatives Committee on Health Institutions has stated that it is disturbed by the doctor-patient ratio and the exodus of Nigerian doctors to other countries, popularly called “japa.”
The lawmakers have scheduled a public hearing on the bill declaring a state of emergency on health for Monday, the 27th, and Tuesday, the 28th. Over 1,417 medical doctors relocated to the United States and the United Kingdom before the end of last year.
Speaking at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) during an oversight function, the Chairman of the House Committee on Health Institutions, Hon. Amos Gwamna Magaji, said that Nigerian doctors are everywhere in UK and US hospitals.
“When you go there, you will see Dr. Abubakar, Dr. Chinedu, Dr. Femi, and so on. They are the ones running the hospitals.
“Since they are going, you can’t stop anyone from going abroad, but as they are going, we must…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
