...About 16,000 consultants left Nigeria in five years
Patients are languishing in various hospitals across Nigeria due to acute shortages of specialist doctors to attend to their medical needs.
Specialist doctors are leaving Nigeria in droves for greener pastures in a trend known as japa. They are finding opportunities in the United States, Asia, the Middle East and even Europe, where they are well-remunerated.
BusinessDay gathered that Africa’s most populous nation has merely 25 consultant oncologists to cat
