Brain DrainAfrica must stop aiding the developed world by exporting the human capital which is needed to drive the continent’s own social and economic transformation. Yet Nigeria ranks dismally at 152 out of 157 countries in the World Bank’s Human Capital Index (HCI). Launched in 2018, the index ranks countries’ gains in economic growth and human capital outcomes from investments in health and education. The African Union’s Africa Health Strategy (AHS) 2007-2015 was replaced by Africa Health Strategy 2016-2030. Bottom lineAfrica must stop sabotaging its own development by giving away its human capital.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 08, 2020 11:03 UTC