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Brain Drain: Over 500 Nigerian Doctors Take Saudi Recruitment Test In Abuja

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Over 500 Nigerian docs turned up for a recruitment train the Saudi well being ministry organised in Abuja on Tuesday.

The train, which commenced at 7am continued well beyond afternoon.

Our correspondent noticed a big crowd of doctors inside and outdoors the constructing through the train.

The Saudi Ministry of Well being had earlier referred to as on docs with totally different specialties to attend the interview.

The specialties are anesthesia, ICU, pediatric surgical procedure, household drugs, obstetrics and gynecology, ENT, and emergency drugs.

Others are all sub-specialties of inner drugs, orthopedic surgical procedure, radiology, and hematology.

Each day Belief learnt that the recruitment train was performed by an company on behalf of the Saudi Ministry of Well being and that other companies will nonetheless maintain recruitment train this Thursday in Abuja, and different elements of the nation in coming days.

Docs have stated that poor remuneration, insufficient manpower, poor well being services and insecurity are a number of the causes making them search greener pastures overseas.

Consultants have, nevertheless, warned that the mass exodus of doctors portends danger for the nation‘s already weak well being system.

A gynaecologist, who spoke on situation of anonymity, lamented over the scenario.

He stated, “We can’t actually survive the place Mr President goes out of the country for medical remedy, whereas for the previous ten months now, most of us haven’t been paid, and people who are paid are paid half salaries.

“I have to deal with my household. Why is the federal government not taking good care of the well being sector? After going by rigorous coaching for six years, it’s not value it to return out struggling to feed your loved ones. I’ve been working 48 hours at a stretch with nothing to indicate.”

A pediatrician, who additionally craved anonymity, stated the working environment for doctors in the country was pitiable they usually had no possibility however to go away.

He stated, “There are greater than 500 specialist doctors here wanting to leave the nation and they’re coming from numerous educating hospitals, federal medical facilities and specialists hospitals.

“So Saudi Arabia needs the very best for her folks, the officers come right here, acquire the very best from Nigeria, and put them of their hospitals for his or her folks to learn from our experience .”