Lagos state is ready to establish a medical college to reinforce the coaching of well being professionals and fight the difficulty of mind drain within the well being sector.
Governor Sanwo-Olu revealed this in the course of the inauguration of the Femi Gbajabiamila Basic Hospital in Surulere, Lagos, facilitated by the Chief of Workers to the President, Mr. Femi Gbajabiamila.
The governor emphasised that the medical college, a collaborative effort with the Federal Authorities, is anticipated to be operational earlier than the conclusion 2024.
What he stated
The governor emphasising the significance of the hospital venture stated,
- “That is strategic for us. This can be a strategic intervention for us. Why are we establishing a well being or a medical college? It’s to resolve two issues.
- “We discovered that working with the Federal Ministry of Well being, we have to scale up very aggressively all of our coaching and the entire youths to be educated in every little thing inside our well being house.
- “We can’t sit again and fold our arms as a authorities that can’t intervene. And so we’ll, as a state, hope that different states will take this initiative and arrange related universities to have the ability to scale up and have between 1,000 and 1,500 docs graduating yearly.
- “And this may also stem, in our view, the pattern of medical personnel leaving our nation.
- “We’re not going to cease at making certain that we offer the perfect amenities to have the ability to retain our greatest skills right here,” he stated.
Mind drain in Nigeria
Nairametrics reporter earlier that Dr Rahman Olayinka, the President of the Affiliation of Residents Medical doctors (ARD) within the Federal Capital Territory Administration, expressed dismay over the disturbing pattern whereby 5 to 10 affiliation members migrate weekly to different nations, pushed by the hunt for enhanced welfare and conducive working circumstances.
Throughout a press briefing on December 4, 2023, Dr. Olayinka known as for a complete overhaul of Nigeria’s well being system to deal with the vital problem of mind drain.
- Highlighting the primary causes behind this migration, Olayinka said, “The advocacy is for improved welfare packages. Well being staff go away as a result of they get higher welfare packages, good working environments, and a correct healthcare system, together with sturdy insurance coverage cowl for his or her households.“
Stressing the scenario’s urgency, he urged an entire restructuring of the healthcare system to curb the outflow of healthcare professionals searching for alternatives overseas.
