By Chioma Obinna
Worried about the acute shortage of health workers within the health system in Nigeria and Lagos in particular, the Lagos State Branch of the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has called the for the introduction of a seamless exit from replacement policy within the health system in order to end the current brain drain affecting healthcare delivery in the country.
Speaking during the association’s Elders’ Interactive Forum with the theme: “Sitting with Elders to move NMA Forward” the State Chairman of NMA, Dr Saliu Oseni regretted that despite the alarming rate at which Nigerian doctors are migrating abroad for greener pastures, the country still, have some doctors who are yet to get a placement.
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According to him, the issue of seamless exit – replacement affects all part of healthcare delivery.
“A seamless exit replacement with regular employment will reduce the severe…
