According to him, amidst the shortage, we have skilled manpower living the country, because they are not satisfied with the working conditions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that theme of the conference was: “Brain Drain: Effects On The Patients, Doctors and the Nation’’. Osibogun said: “There is shortage of health workforce all over the world, but the Nigeria situation is worst. Osibogun said that to address the situation, more skilled manpower needed to be produced and encouraged to stay.He also suggested that financial and non-financial incentives should be given to the health workers. Earlier, Dr Ndukwe Ifeanyi, the President of ARD, NOHI Chapter, said that poor remunerations and brain drain were big challenges to the nation’s health sector.

Source: The Guardian June 28, 2019 13:18 UTC