CoverStories Stop Brain Drain Now, Medical Directors Tell Federal Govt
They noted that the solutions to mitigate or reverse brain drain among healthcare workers in Nigeria must be practical and adopt a systemic approach.
The guild disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of its annual general meeting, with the theme: “Human Resource Management for Healthcare: Challenges, Strategies and Opportunities” signed by its president Raymond Kuti. The communique made available to newsmen yesterday also highlighted limited career opportunities for advancement compounded by political interference and the lack of performance-based promotion, which leads to low morale and poor attitude amongst the health workforce, pervasive challenging political climate, insecurity, and lack of adherence to the Commonwealth Code of Practice for International Recruitment of Health Workers which makes it easy for other countries to recruit medical...
Kuti said innovative approaches to increase the pool of health workers available should be explored which includes the elimination of roadblocks that discourage mid-level doctors from coming back to Nigeria for short stints or short periods.
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