Why are so many medical professionals leaving Nigeria? | DW News Africa
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- čas přidán 19. 08. 2023
- Nigeria's doctors are heading abroad in huge numbers. In 2021, the World Health Organization reported Nigeria had just 4 doctors for every 10,000 people - an already dire situation. But since then, things have worsened rapidly. The Nigerian Medical Association says there's now only 1 doctor per 10,000 people. And that's left hospitals desperately short of staff.
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As a Nigerian doctor, I can tell you thatin my experience, it's not the pay that will chase me out. But the treatment of senior doctors to junior doctors. It's a very toxic environment. No labour rights, no one cares how sleepless you are or if you haven't had time to eat etc. They just blame you for everything and shout at you.
i am not a doctor nor Nigerian but as a Bangladeshi i can say the same thing is happening in Bangladesh as well, in every sector from top to Bottom. we need to change ourselves and improve our behaviour. Please speak up and make people listen to you through social media and youtube. this could be a positive way forward. the life of a doctor belongs to the People and people should return the the respect.
That seems to be the case in hospitals all around the world
Please leave Nigeria and get paid a lot more somewhere else.
@@maythesciencebewithyou Not really. I trained in UAE and briefly in Lebanon. Non of that happens there. You might sometimes find terrible people, but their behavior is not encouraged and you can report them because you have rights. I once experience this with only one person in lebanon and the consultant actually made her call me to apologize. But in Nigeria, the consultants will only help the abuser.
I'm an Engineer and I work in Germany, There are a lot of IT specialists from my country here as well. 2 of my 3 siblings are Drs and the 3rd is an IT specialist, they all moved with their families as well ( to the UK ). It's a massive brain drain that's happening back home and it's caused by the ineptitude of the past and present governments which were, at their core, headed by a bunch of semi-illiterate, kleptocratic and nepotic religious bigots. Thy effectively ran the country to the ground and those of us with the right skills were quick to move to where our talents and qualifications were celebrated and rewarded appropriately.
People are not leaving just for money, but for security, infrastructure and freedom.
It's not freedom, its security and bad management. Freedom is only an idea that the west always think of. What aren't we free to do here?
The worst part is horrible working hours
Because pay is much better in Britain. Their own government should create incentives for them to stay. Have to compete in a global economy
Their own government goes abroad for medical reasons,they don't trust their own health which they created.
This is what happens when you have corrupt, puppets as government.
They don't care.
Pay will always be higher in the US and Europe than in most countries.
@@citizenBR100
It’s not just pay that is driving them out. It’s miss treatment, wide spread corruption, and lack of freedom.
@@moa3605
Many African leaders lived out their last days in a foreign hospital despite having had plenty to establish a healthcare system when they ruled. Dos Santos, Mobutu, Mugabe, Toure, Amin, etc.
Nigerian politicians doesn't even use Nigerian hospitals.
Exactly! They fly abroad or they use the international ones that exist in Nigeria
I suggest nigerian doctors living in Nigeria and abroad join some association to discuss the problem with WHO, western governments and nigerian government.
If there is a problem it should be discussed.
No offenses to nigerian government or senior doctors.
I am sure they are not happy with the situation.
Many foreign doctors here in Canada work as security guards, janitors, taxi drivers etc. Don't be fooled with sweet promises of good life.
Only nurses can go to the western countries and practice their profession. The rest have to do a lot of schooling there to get a profession.
@@gamej7946 Not in USA. Canada is extreme. In USA, you can quickly become a teacher or an engineer. No country will allow people to practice medicine easily.
If the salary is better, then why not?
Funny. You think I mind working as a security guard abroad?
I'm a Doctor in Lagos. The average pay per month is ₦250,000. Hospital owners cannot even pay ₦1,000/hour for a stretch of 48hours weekend call on locum.
My patriotism wan kee m already..😢
As long as you passed the exams, you won't have such an issue.
Economic migration is a natural human thing - this is not “an issue” specific to Nigeria. We can see a lot of migration out of Asia as well
The problem is that the migration is not circular. People from African and Asian countries are headed towards Europe and N America. And never vice versa. Germany, UK, America, Canada, etc all owe their own educated professionals jobs first. Then, if there is a true shortage, be open to immigrants
@@lg206we don't have enough skilled laborers in the west in Germany, UK and the USA that's why we give them a visum. They're not taking anyone's job away
@@KennyNGA There’s a difference between a labor shortage vs shortage of citizens willing to work for peanuts.
Yes migration is natural but the rate skilled people are leaving Nigeria is ridiculous. People are not moving to Nigeria to replace those that are leaving. Until Nigerians & Africans generally change their culture from one of regression and backwardness to one of progress nothing will change.
Someone been owed 6 months salary is ridiculous
My MPH thesis: will publish this as soon as possible
It should be stated that it is hard to transition to Medicine Abroad, there aRe Board Exams, Observerships, paperwork, research works, hospital availability for residency & a whole lotta red tape & bottlenecks one has to jump and Afterall that, there’s no guarantee you will be accepted for Residency in the US or Canada I’m speaking from a 1st hand experience. A lot of foreign doctors are here as Security guards, glorified houseboys, etc and are just stuck in a Limbo, frustrated. It’s noT as easy as she paints it to be
Can you explain what a "glorified houseboy" is?
Thank you
@@citizenBR100 CNA jobs, those living Abroad will understand this. My man recently got Residency as an Internal medicine Dr abroad in the US after 10 yrs out of medical school n Nigeria, i understand the process and know exactly what I’m talking about.
Nigeria will be heading for their own coup soon. The citizens deserve better.
Unfortunately, coups don't solve the problem. Our last president Buhari was also a military coup president a few decades back 😑😑
They should leave and try their luck in other countries where their skills will be appreciated
Sadly one just wonder what happens to not only Medical Professionals but also other professionals. Funny enough the government don’t care, but are only interested in promoting legislations that better their own welfare
To reverse, or at least stop, the exodus of healthcare workers from Nigeria to western countries, we need to address the following:
1. Pay a decent salary, so HCWs do not have to think too much about money while discharging their duties.
2. Create systems to improve healthcare financing so a majority of the population have access to decent, tertiary-level healthcare when needed. This will not only ensure that most people have access to good quality healthcare, but will also expand training capacity and research output.
3. Update diagnostic and therapeutic facilities at our public hospitals, so medical practice can be both satisfying for the patient and fulfilling for the HCW.
4. The practice in public hospitals must be founded on a value-based system, and the rewards accruing should follow suit.
5. Foster mutually-beneficial partnerships between the public and private sector in the areas of advanced training, healthcare delivery and research.
6. Emphasise the need for periodic training (locally and abroad) and revalidation, and apportion funds specifically for these purposes.
Why would anyone want to leave Nigeria to societies with totally different structures, weather, systems, food, values etc, if they could help it?
I am an Orthopaedic & Trauma Surgeon practicing in Nigeria.
True but to build all of this it will take time and other sectors of the economy need to flourish in order to be reinvested into the health sector. Even in wealthy countries, healthcare sector is one of the gov largest expense.
@@livingfinance
Due to having too many elderly people.
@@livingfinanceGovernor Obaseki in Edo State is already doing mosT of the things you listed, maybe MoRe Doctors should apply for jobs in Edo State for Improved working conditions
There are also some of us like me who remain in Nigeria, but now a bussiness person. I have stopped practicing before the Nigerian system kills me. There are many more of us like that. So.that 1/10,000 patients is not legit. Am sure of that.
All us to the group that are out
Their working in Washington nursing homes also.
If the doctors are leaving, how are there still any doctors left to teach new medical staff in Nigeria?
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There aRe also a lot of Indian and Pakistani Doctors & Nurses that immigrate to the US, UK for job Opportunities
Same reason they’re leaving Florida, in the US?
No one except child-groomers and alphabet folk leaving Florida.
6:11 She said it. People with the ability to leave will leave because it is not safe or profitable to remain in Africa.
This is one of many reasons why mass immigration into Europe from Afica is a HUGE problem.
What will WHO do about it?
How are doctors qualified?
If it's public universities, free of charge, the government could force them to stay at least for 4, 5 years after graduation.
Or qualify new doctors in a large scale.
If you think this is bad, just wait until Nigeria starts aging. The system should be changed otherwise it will collapse
if u were a doctor would u choose to live in Nigeria? ur a freaking doctor that gets paid a lot anywhere u go.
Where?
Always things remained the same people migrate to where there is hope but will always came back with what day have.
If the west "drains" Africa off it's human and mineral resources, then they shouldn't lament when African youths follow those resources to the west, it's a dog-eat-dog situation..
a doctor in Bangladesh can earn 10 to 20 times more through private practice than here in the UK and thats why we can see a very few Bangladeshi doctors are here. Private medical colleges of Bangladesh is much more cheaper (around 50000 USD to complete including everything) than the surrounding countries and so lots of foreign neighbouring country's students are finishing their course and going back to their own country without pushing any pressure on tax payers wallet. At least in this regard Bangladesh can get a thumbs up from me though many other achievements are diminishing through the 'murder' of democracy and too much corruption in Bangladesh. .
If there are too many medical graduates, then most won't earn much.
How does Cuba succeed in having a world class health system,even more superior to MOST of the western systems -- and ho and why can't Bangladesh replicate the same....???
@@himanshusingh5214 thanx good point. But i think, it will take ages to become too many as population is growing steadily.
@@D-E-S_8559 thanks. i shall say the health service is not world class in any shape or form in Bangladesh but many new urban hospitals are doing pretty well where poor people are left behind due to their financial ability and always having worst service from government hospitals. but things are improving. in last 50years life expectancy improved from 45 to 73.5years in 2023 and it is growing 0.39% every year.
@@D-E-S_8559
LOL. Cuba's healthcare is nowhere near world class.
Humans has always moved from place to place for betterment. Something everyone in the west knows well too. 😂😅
Yes that’s true. But white westerners created the infrastructure and environment to thrive. Nigerian professionals are fleeing to countries that have already built their systems.
Well as an African I can assure you in most Africans countries proffessionals are underpaid
That’s true but African countries cannot rival western salaries. African economies do not generate enough economic activity to pay super high salaries. I think the biggest issue is how unreliable the system or lack thereof. There is no progression and some people don’t even get paid on time. Educated professionals aren’t respected to move the country forward.
enjoy.
It always happens to poor countries. Professional looking for greener pastures in western countries.
so who will be left in your country.
I will stay. And I'm not even Nigerian. The 'country' is not to blame, it has só much to offer. It's the people who make or break it.
Probably the 230 million people left in the country
The poor and less qualified ones. Also, BP and Shell probabily
The poor, illiterate and under-skilled. Just like Cambodia after Pol Pot was through with the best and brightest.
Usar traduzir para português pfavor sempre ok
Now Tinbu definitely shudn't be starting any war with of african neighbors.........
WHO SAY BRAIN?! FIX THE DRAIN!!
Recently, I have to resign from working 48hours stretch weekend locum for ₦30k as a Medical Officer. I don tire.😢
Now, male CHEWs are the one working as Doctors in some of the hospitals in Lagos.
Arise o kompasion! Naijeria skolobe. . .
Looks like patriots are now finishing last 😮
That's what happens when politicians who are barely educated make silly decisions all the time.
Just tax Nigerians going abroad on worldwide income, just like the US does.
And what's stopping them from renouncing their Nigerian citizenship altogether?
@@Adam-nw1vy their pride and constant complaining on social media that Africa needs to unite :D
Holy Christ some one stop that nurse DONT COME TO AMERICA. It’s NOT SAFE HERE and nurses ARE NOT PAID WELL at ALL. The medical system is HORRENDOUS HERE. Go to a country were y’all can actually make a living and be safe
Are you sure you are not a racist?
Nigerians come to Saskatchewan, Canada. We have affordable housing and lots of job vacancies.
They closed the small border crossings from the US----the US needs all the slavish labour that the republicans need...
@@D-E-S_8559
And the easy welfare recipient votes the Democrats need.
How is the country going change when the people that can bring that change leave. Imagine Germany if every educated person had left after ww2.
Where and how did he get his education?
Country's need doers not takers.
How did Trump, a German descent end up in America?
Unfortunately that's probably what happened in most countries that went through difficult times. Forget about Nigeria. Most Eastern European countries are facing a huge problem with young, educated people leaving. Since 2011, the population of Croatia has shrunk by nearly 10%. When emigration is combined with low birth rates, Croatia lost over 400,000 people in a decade.
Are they good enough. Is their qualification up to western standards.
just cancel their licence and doctor degree or make law that doctor should work atleast 10 years in the country.
Or increase their pay and access to professional equipment.
Turning authoritarian very fast, I see… You are the type of people that should sit in jail
then you simply have another batch of unemployed people who are also smart and has a grudge against you. not really a good option for a country with a rebellion going on down south.
Turn your country in an open air prison people can’t escape from that won’t make them angry and want to rebel or flee even more at all
Then it should be done for every profession My parents paid for every of the 10 years I trained to graduate. Not the Nigerian government. And since graduating, the large cost of my ongoing training and professional development, I pay for myself including 40,000 just for an license to practice every year. And every course I do. I just finished paying about 7,000 dollars to do a Postgraduate training which GON did not have one naira in.
Try to.stop us and see how we will sue you and finally even stop working for you completely. Let every Nigerian including your politicians be forced to live in this madhouse before you come and talk about doctors.
Dont comment on what you dont understand. We are not your slaves
Why not go work in Russia?
What opportunities does Russia have?
War lords & Putin
Pygmy features 😂😂😂 are so strong in these Nigerians 😂😂😂
Money is the root of all evil...
No. The love of it is.
Nope.. they gotta redo alot of things, takes years of study b4 they would have the qualification in demand to be a doctor in UK. If you ride on cows to work in ur homeland, it dont mean you are allowed to drive a car in the UK, b4 you have gotten a real knowledge written in your system that people in the UK have given green light to that qualification.
Well. They should stay at home. A lot of chaps turning up in dinghy's with their knives, claiming to be engineers and doctors are finding that western hospitals are not the same as Nigerian hospitals
why should they stay with people who hate them?
if a populace doesnt pay you or protect you in the streets even after you save their lives, then you take the hint and move on. you cant make people love you.
@@nvmtt1403 We don´t want your people. Have some dignity and stay away!
Do these Nigerian doctors have the same level of education and knowledge as a British doctor ?
Not sure about that 🤔
They're at least level 60 shamans with dance ability +25
NO! The absolutely do not have the same qualification, that is exactly why they are leaving for the UK🙄
Yes we do, probably even more,if we didn't we wouldn't be employed in the British NHS, don't forget we have to write very difficult licencing exams to practice in the UK or you think they let us in for free?
@@akunnaufo7250 , so Nigerian medical education is better than UK medical education ? 🤔
I wonder why Nigeria does not make and has never made any medical breakthroughs and has never received any Nobel Prize in medicine, … must be a matter of discrimination.
@@paul-assiddiq-001the government does not care and lack of resources.
I hope this time its reals doctors and engineers and not the usual people with a doctors degrees in "How to leech most welfare in European countries" or "Bürgergeld and free housing 1x1".
That is so hilarious.