While Nigerian hospitals lament insufficient personnel, 13,000 leave for UK in one year
Nigeria is second only to Indians in the number of visas granted for the ‘Skilled Worker - Health & Care’ with 14 per cent (13,609).
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Nigeria is second only to Indians in the number of visas granted for the ‘Skilled Worker - Health & Care’ with 14 per cent (13,609).
“There has been a lot of delay in the implementation of approval, due to administrative bottlenecks and unnecessary bureaucracy,” MDCAN said.
As of 2020, Nigeria had a doctor-patient ratio of 1:2,753, in sharp contrast to the World Health Organisation (WHO)’s minimum recommended ratio of 1:400 or 600.