The Nigerian Cancer Society (NCS) says the high rate of immigration of health workers is impacting on the number of oncologists attending to cancer patients in the country.
President of the society, Prof. Abidemi Emmanuel Omonisi, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the society’s commemoration of the World Cancer Day.
Oncologists are doctors specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of cancers.
Prof. Omonisi said poor remuneration, poor infrastructure, insecurity, low standard of living and inadequate funding for the healthcare system, among others has led to migration of radiation and clinical oncologists, pathologists, oncology nursing and other categories of health workers.
Quoting the Association of Radiation and Clinical Oncologists of Nigeria (ARCON), a corporate member of the Nigerian Cancer Society, Prof. Omonisi said the ideal ratio of a radiation and clinical…
Source: Linda Ikeji
