Thursday, November 30, 2023
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US
BROAD NEWS — WITHIN NIGERIA
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • BROAD NEWS
    • National
    • Metro
    • Politics
    • Entertainment
    • Sports
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Business
    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Foreign
    • Health
    • Law
    • Lifestyle
    • Opinions
    • Religion
    • Security
    • Technology
    • World
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • GIST
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • ARTICLES
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • BROAD NEWS
    • National
    • Metro
    • Politics
    • Entertainment
    • Sports
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Business
    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Foreign
    • Health
    • Law
    • Lifestyle
    • Opinions
    • Religion
    • Security
    • Technology
    • World
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • GIST
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • ARTICLES
No Result
View All Result
BROAD NEWS — WITHIN NIGERIA
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • BROAD NEWS
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • GIST
  • MORE

TRENDING IN 7-DAYS

No Content Available
  JUST IN
Japan’s justice minister resigns after death penalty quip November 11, 2022
Quinquagenarian docked for alleged wilful damage, land grabbing November 11, 2022
Mitigating impact of emerging biosecurity threats November 11, 2022
2 public servants docked over alleged failure to produce suspect November 11, 2022
Company donates 40 WPS licenses for ABU’s smart classrooms November 11, 2022
Security men docked for alleged theft of generator in Lagos November 11, 2022
Ebonyi’s Gov. Umahi plans to produce 10,000 young multimillionaires using agriculture November 11, 2022
Blatter says Iran should be barred from Qatar World Cup November 11, 2022
FG, LASG promise joint action on Eko Bridge, others November 11, 2022
Quacks are taking over our profession in Ogun, Medical Doctors seek intervention November 11, 2022
PDP to lodge formal complaint to police over attacks on its campaign trails November 11, 2022
2023: South-South Committee promises massive votes for Tinubu November 11, 2022
Presidency commends Saudi Humanitarian support to Nigerian conjoined twins November 11, 2022
APC chairman optimistic of Tinubu’s victory in 2023 Elections November 11, 2022
2023 Elections: Former Information Minister tasks editors on agenda setting November 11, 2022
North-West is indebted to Tinubu, says APC contact committee November 11, 2022
Naira depreciates slightly against dollar, exchanges at 446.10 November 11, 2022
Minister mourns Nigeria Ports Consultative chairman, Folarin November 11, 2022
COP27: Activist calls on oil coys to clean up oil spills in Niger Delta November 11, 2022
Musk begins survey on changes in content quality on Twitter November 10, 2022
Next
Prev

MOST READ TODAY

No Content Available
No Content Available

NMA wants the Federal Government to establish a health bank

in Health
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
Caleb IjiomabyCaleb Ijioma
November 27, 2021
President of NMA, Prof. Innocent Ujah

President of NMA, Prof. Innocent Ujah

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) urged the Federal Government on Friday to establish a Health Bank to encourage investment in the health sector and prevent brain drain.

Prof. Innocent Ujah, President of the Medical Women Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Kaduna State Chapter, made the call during the virtual 8th Biennial and Scientific Conference and Annual General Meeting.

Ujah, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences in Otukpo, Benue, stated that if the bank is established, it will help private practitioners and improve health service delivery.

President of NMA, Prof. Innocent Ujah

“We have witnessed how the Bank of Industry and the Bank of Agriculture are transforming the industrial and agricultural sectors.”

READ ALSO

Mitigating impact of emerging biosecurity threats

Quacks are taking over our profession in Ogun, Medical Doctors seek intervention

WHO reports 90% drop in COVID-19 deaths since last winter

27m children at risk from devastating floods, 840,000 displaced in Nigeria- UNICEF

“It is past time to extend the gesture to the health sector in order to improve service delivery and reduce brain drain and health tourism,” he said.

Ujah stated that medical professionals were frustrated by a lack of investment in the health sector, as well as a lack of equipment and frequent strikes, which prevented them from performing their duties to the best of their abilities.

He claimed that the country’s health sector has been plagued by brain drain, with the country’s health indices ranking among the worst in the world.

He claimed that only about 40,000 of the over 80,000 medical doctors registered with the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria were practicing in the country.

“The current doctor-to-population ratio in the country was approximately one doctor for every 4000 to 5000 people.”

“This falls short of the World Health Organization’s recommendation of one doctor for every 600 people.”

“This means that we need about 303,333 new doctors right now, and at least 10,605 new doctors every year to close the health-care manpower gap.”

“This is especially troubling because Nigeria only graduates about 3,000 to 3,5000 medical doctors from the country’s medical schools each year,” he said.

The NMA president identified brain drain as one of the factors contributing to the acute shortage of medical doctors in the country, as a large number of them emigrate abroad in search of greener pastures.

According to him, brain drain is a major global health concern with disastrous consequences for the economy, public health, and security, particularly in developing countries such as Nigeria.

He claimed that Nigeria was one of nine countries that had lost more than two billion dollars in training doctors who would later migrate to other countries to practice.

Ujah defined health security as “the protection from threats to a healthy life,” adding that a resilient health system can halt an epidemic and prevent it from becoming a pandemic.

“One of the pillars of a strong system, huma resources for health, is depleted by brain drain, making the system vulnerable to pandemics.”

“As a result, the government must improve health care financing by allocating 15% of total budgetary allocation to the sector, fully implementing the National Health Act, and implementing other interventions to improve the sector’s delivery systems,” he said.

Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Got News Tip? Send Us Story !
Follow Us on Google News

MOST READ TODAY

No Content Available

Faster Updates

Get News Via Whatsapp
Get News Via Telegram
Follow Us on Google News
Got News Tip? Send Us Story !

LATEST UPDATES

Japan’s justice minister resigns after death penalty quip

November 11, 2022

Quinquagenarian docked for alleged wilful damage, land grabbing

November 11, 2022

Mitigating impact of emerging biosecurity threats

November 11, 2022

2 public servants docked over alleged failure to produce suspect

November 11, 2022

Company donates 40 WPS licenses for ABU’s smart classrooms

November 11, 2022

Security men docked for alleged theft of generator in Lagos

November 11, 2022

Ebonyi’s Gov. Umahi plans to produce 10,000 young multimillionaires using agriculture

November 11, 2022

Blatter says Iran should be barred from Qatar World Cup

November 11, 2022

FG, LASG promise joint action on Eko Bridge, others

November 11, 2022

Quacks are taking over our profession in Ogun, Medical Doctors seek intervention

November 11, 2022
Load More

Discussion about this post

ADVERTISEMENT

LATEST NEWS

Japan’s justice minister resigns after death penalty quip

1 year ago

Quinquagenarian docked for alleged wilful damage, land grabbing

1 year ago

Mitigating impact of emerging biosecurity threats

1 year ago

2 public servants docked over alleged failure to produce suspect

1 year ago

Company donates 40 WPS licenses for ABU’s smart classrooms

1 year ago

Security men docked for alleged theft of generator in Lagos

1 year ago

Ebonyi’s Gov. Umahi plans to produce 10,000 young multimillionaires using agriculture

1 year ago

Blatter says Iran should be barred from Qatar World Cup

1 year ago

FG, LASG promise joint action on Eko Bridge, others

1 year ago

Quacks are taking over our profession in Ogun, Medical Doctors seek intervention

1 year ago
PDP logo

PDP to lodge formal complaint to police over attacks on its campaign trails

1 year ago

2023: South-South Committee promises massive votes for Tinubu

1 year ago

Presidency commends Saudi Humanitarian support to Nigerian conjoined twins

1 year ago

APC chairman optimistic of Tinubu’s victory in 2023 Elections

1 year ago

2023 Elections: Former Information Minister tasks editors on agenda setting

1 year ago

North-West is indebted to Tinubu, says APC contact committee

1 year ago
Load More
BROAD NEWS — WITHIN NIGERIA

WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

Follow us on social media:

CORPORATE LINKS

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Report a story
  • Advertisement
  • Content Policy
  • Private Policy
  • Terms
 
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Corrections Policy
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY
  • CONTACT US

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • BROAD NEWS
    • National
    • Metro
    • Politics
    • Entertainment
    • Sports
    • Economy
    • Education
    • Business
    • Agriculture
    • Environment
    • Foreign
    • Health
    • Law
    • Lifestyle
    • Opinions
    • Religion
    • Security
    • Technology
    • World
  • NEWS PICKS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • GIST
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • ARTICLES

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName