House of Reps Laments over the Brain Drain Phenomenon in the Medical Sector in the Country.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila has expressed worries over the brain drain phenomenon that has hit the medical sector in the country, stressing that the time has come for the government to holistically address the issues responsible for the negative trend

Gbajabiamila said a situation whereby over 2,000 resident doctors had left the shores of the country, with about 800 leaving in the last eight months, bringing the average to about a hundred medical doctors leaving the country monthly in search of better working conditions, was unacceptable.

Speaking during a courtesy call to his office yesterday by the executives of the National Association of Resident Doctors Nard, led by the President, Emeka Orji, Gbajabiamila, cautioned that the issue of funding must be properly situated within the context of the prevailing global economic situation since Nigeria is not an island.

Earlier, the President of the association Orji, while appreciating the Speaker and the House for their successful interventions in Nard issues with the government in the past, urged the Speaker to intervene in the brain drain syndrome that had hit the medical practice in the country due to poor working conditions.