A health crisis is hanging over Nigeria owing in part to the incessant emigration of medical doctors to advanced countries. The Nigerian Medical Association said in 2019 that between 10,000 and 15,000 Nigerian doctors work outside the country and 90 per cent of them were trained in Nigeria. The trouble is that Nigeria’s health sector is suffering from a push and pull crisis. ), prefer to get medical treatment overseas rather than focus on rebuilding the decaying public health sector. For instance, taxes on harmful products such as tobacco and alcohol should be directed at improving the health sector.

Source: Punch July 29, 2020 23:15 UTC