Nationnewslead reports that The Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr Tajudeen Sanusi, has urged the federal and state governments to do all within their power to retain the services of young doctors in the country.
Sanusi said this during the induction of 63 doctors into the medical profession at the Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State.
He said, “Nigerian doctors are highly sought after all over the world. While we are trying to expand here in Nigeria, in the United Kingdom, they are trying to shrink because there is plenty for them and that is why they do come to our country to poach from the few doctors we have.
“I believe it is a matter of time for our government to realise that some things may have to be done to encourage young doctors to practice in the country. If we go by the recommendation of the World Health Organisation, there must be one doctor to 600 patients. But by the record we have, it is one doctor to over 4,000 patients. We are still far from the reality. Despite that, it is like we don’t value what we have.”
The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Prof. Ademola Tayo, urged the new inductees to prioritise the needs of the patients.
“It is the oath that defines your professional carrier; it requires you to put the needs of the patients and the public over your own. It is also the oath of responsibility to your professional or specialised body of knowledge that you must master, improve upon and pass to the next generation.
“The medical practice is more than challenging at a time you are being inducted into the practice. The ravaging coronavirus pandemic has placed a greater burden on the medical and allied health practitioners. You need to be reminded that your profession is more of a battleground,” Tayo said.
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