Nigerian Doctors
By Our Reporter
The United Kingdom’s General Medical Council has licensed a total of 10,387 Nigerian-trained doctors.
The UK accredited fresh 91 doctors in 15 days. This occurred between October 10 and October 25, 2022.
There are 5,210 associate specialists, 2,318 doctors in training, 1,837 general practitioners, and 1,273 specialists among the 10,387 doctors.
The accreditation of the 91 doctors came amidst cries by the Nigerian Medical Association against the brain drain bedevilling the health sector.
Apart from doctors, other categories of health workers are also migrating.
Gathered that between January 1, 2022, and September 30, 2022, about 1,307 Nigerian-trained doctors were licensed in the UK as Nigeria continues to battle one of the worst situations of brain drain in its history.
However, Nigerian doctors who got medical qualifications in schools outside the country are not included in the data.
The NMA, while lamenting the high rate of medical brain drain, said Nigeria may import doctors in the future.
Nigeria currently has the third-highest number of foreign doctors working in the UK after India and Pakistan.
