Migration syndrome is adversely affecting services in our hospitals — Minister of State for Health, Nkama.
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Minister of State for Health, Ekumankama Nkama has said that increased migration witnessed across the country has led to shortage of doctors, nurses and other health professionals in government hospitals across all levels
He disclosed this at the inauguration of bedded Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, and Labour ward at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital
He noted that the Ministry of Health is working on a brain gain mechanism whereby Nigerian-born health professionals in the diaspora can be incentivised to come home and give paid expert service to citizens.
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The Minister who was repsented at the event by the Director, National Cancer Control Programme of the ministry, Dr David Atuwo, said; “This ‘japa’ syndrome is adversely affecting services in our hospitals, to the extent that some wards are closed for lack of personnel to man them
