Ummul Idris
Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Chapter, on Monday appealed to the Federal Government to address the exodus of their colleagues from the country.
Dr Michael Olanrewaju, President of the Association made the appeal at a press conference held in Abuja to herald a week-long activities of the 2018 anniversary of the association.
Olarewaju said that out of about 80,000 doctors registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, less than 50 per cent are currently practising locally while other had left the country.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the week anniversary is: “Brain drain – A Consequence of a Failing Health System’’.
NAN also reports that the theme aims at drawing attention to the plight of the medical practitioners in the country.
Olarewaju expressed concern that the attainment of universal health coverage was unlikely to be achieved…
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