Authorities strikes in opposition to mind drain | The Guardian Nigeria Information

Disturbed by the migration of docs, nurses and different medical employees to Europe and America for greener pasture, the Federal authorities has floated a coverage to make sure that each deserting physician or nurse is changed instantly.

Minister of Well being, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, who disclosed this at a media briefing in Abuja, insisted that Nigeria doesn’t have a scarcity of docs and different well being employees.

Ehanire, who described the proposed coverage as ‘one for changing one, stated: “I’ve heard the complaints that docs are leaving the system. However truly, now we have sufficient docs within the nation as a result of we’re producing as much as 2,000 to three,000 docs yearly within the nation, and the quantity leaving is lower than 1,000. Simply that the recruitment course of must be smoothened.”

Director Normal, Nigeria Centre for Illness Management (NCDC), Ifedayo Adetifa, stated there was no scarcity of COVID-19 vaccines in Nigeria, however somewhat, a paucity of arms to uptake the vaccine.

He, subsequently, suggested Nigerians to get vaccinated with the vaccine, as they’re available in any respect designated centres and hospitals in all nooks and crannies of the nation.

“Vaccines can be found, however there’s a scarcity of arms to obtain them. Please inform individuals to current their arms in order that we will have extra uptakes of vaccine,” he pleaded.

Adetifa cautioned that COVID-19 “continues to be round, therefore, Nigerians ought to apply all protecting measures when in an enclosed place with many individuals.

“Extra importantly, to guard ourselves and others on the necessity to make sure that we take public measures as advisable. Use of face masks, hand hygiene and bodily distancing is acceptable.”