The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria has estimated that Nigeria will need to produce about 12,000 doctors yearly to meet the required number of doctors in the country.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the association’s President, Dr Victor Makanjuola recently.
He revealed that a survey carried out in March 2022, by the association’s Medical Education Committee found that over 500 medical and dental consultants had left Nigeria for more developed countries over the preceding two years.
He, however, noted that it a one-day summit will be held in Abuja on December 6, with the possibility of birthing a turning point in medical education in Nigeria.
The statement further revealed that the association was disturbed by the impact of migrating doctors on the country’s health sector, growth and development over the preceding two years.