Japa: Only 55,000 doctors left for 220m Nigerians

—16,000 doctors emigrated in 5 years
—It’s worsening Nigeria’s mental health crisis — ARD, FNPH Yaba
—85% of Nigerians with mental disorders lack treatment access
By Chioma Obinna
LAGOS — Medical doctors have raised alarm that the country’s healthcare system is facing a dangerous manpower crisis, with only about 55,000 doctors left to serve a population of more than 220 million people.
They raised the alarm at the Ordinary General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Association of Resident Doctors, ARD, Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, FNPH, Yaba, Lagos, with the theme, “Too Few Doctors, Too Many Patients: The Consequences of Manpower Shortage on the Mental Well-being o...