The Federal Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire has indicated that there are enough doctors in Nigeria.
He made this known during a media conference in Abuja on Tuesday, August 23, and in his submission, he also added that Federal Government is doing everything within its power to replace any medical doctor who resigns and leaves the country.
In his submission, he said;
“There is no embargo on employing doctors; where there is a need, we do. But, because there is a Civil Service regulation, there are processes before doctors are employed.
We have heard complaints of doctors who are now leaving the system but there are actually enough doctors in the system because we are producing up to 2,000 or 3,000 doctors every year in the country, and the number leaving is less than 1,000.
It is just that the employment process needs to be smoothened. So, if we have one replacement then you are not likely to have shortage.
But that has been worked out because the Head of Service had the experience that in the past when one person goes, they use the opportunity to take three and those others may not even be people who are required.
We want to use this policy so that we can reduce shortages and have our personnel back in our hospitals.”
Source:ghgossip.com
