The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Affiliation of Nigeria has proven that 9 out of each 10 medical and dental consultants with lower than 5 years of expertise plan to go away the nation for greener pastures.

The MDCAN mentioned the survey carried out in March 2022 by its Medical Training Committee additionally discovered that over 500 medical and dental consultants had left Nigeria for developed international locations over the previous two years.

The affiliation made this recognized in an announcement signed by its President, Dr Victor Makanjuola, and made accessible to The PUNCH on Wednesday.

The assertion learn partly, “Disturbed by the impression of this ugly development on our nation’s well being sector progress and improvement, the MDCAN has performed a survey amongst its chapters in March 2022 and located that over 500 medical and dental consultants had left Nigeria for extra developed international locations over the previous two years.

“An additional exploration of knowledge by the affiliation’s Medical Training Committee confirmed that 9 out of each 10 medical and dental consultants with lower than 5 years expertise on the job had plans to go away the nation.

“Moreover, the Nigerian Medical Affiliation just lately reported that solely 24,000 docs are at the moment registered to practise in Nigeria, giving a ratio of 1 physician to over 8,000 Nigerians, towards the World Well being Organisation’s advisable ratio of 1 physician to each 600 individuals.

“It is very important word that the common medical and dental guide will not be solely a clinician but additionally doubles as a instructor for medical college students and docs in specialist (residency) coaching. It, subsequently, goes with out saying that the lack of this class of extremely expert workforce to different international locations won’t solely have an instantaneous unfavourable impression on medical service supply however will depart a long-term devastating impression on the coaching of future docs in Nigeria.”

In accordance with the affiliation, the nation produces roughly 12,000 docs per yr to fulfill the required variety of docs within the nation.

“Anecdotal projections point out that the three,000 contemporary medical and dental docs, on common, produced by our native medical faculties in Nigeria and one other 1,000 produced by international medical faculties, fall far wanting the variety of such healthcare personnel required to fulfill the nation’s yearly medical manpower provide wants, estimated to fall between 10,000 and 12,000 (about 3 times the present charge),” it added.