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Why are so many medical professionals leaving Nigeria? - Coggle Diagram
Why are so many medical professionals leaving Nigeria?
Statistical factor
2022: 1 doctor per 10,000 inhabitants (A.M.N)
2021: 4 doctors per 10,000 inhabitants (OMS)
Doctors in hospitals are being overwhelmed.
Private
hospitals
They cannot retain staff.
Long working hours.
It is difficult to find personnel.
After some time, they leave the country.
Social factor
Hostility in the country.
Significant insecurity in general.
Unsafe facilities (Doctor dies after falling from an escalator).
Terrorism (Boko Haram).
Professional factor
They attend to many patients , therefore they cannot give their best.
The Healthcare systen is not efficient.
A bleak future for the youth.
Migration factor
They emigrate abroad, especially to Europe and Austria.
Economic factor
Low pay.
Poor conditions of equipment and hospitals.
They feel that they are being exploited.
Long working hours.
Unpunctuality in salary payments (up to 6 months).
Population factor
Obtaining medical attention is frustrating.
Overcrowding in hospitals.
They do not receive recognition.
It seems nobody is concerned regarding the situation.
They must pretend to be happy.
The population understands emigration.
I
nterview with Dr. Oyen Consola Femi Oiwale in the United Kingdom.
They have a good salary and are punctual.
She says that different professionals emigrate from Nigeria
They receive fair treatment.
What did convince her to leave?
Good salary
Decent life
Security for her and her family
Less exhausting hours.
