Nigeria’s Doctor Shortage Is What Underfunding Produces
When a country trains medical talent but cannot retain it, healthcare access becomes a class system. Chioma Obinna reported for Vanguard on June 18 that Nigerian doctors are warning of a dangerous manpower crisis, with only about 55,000 doctors actively practicing inside the country. The president of the Nigerian Medical Association, Prof. Omoti Ernest, told Vanguard that the Medical and Dental Council…