Twenty students from Ghana, who excelled in the Kingsley Quiz Competition six years ago, have successfully completed their medical training in Cuba and graduated as doctors.

Medical doctors in Nigeria have raised an alarm over a severe manpower crisis, with only 55,000 doctors remaining to serve a population of over 220 million people.

The Lagos State Government has revealed a significant shortage of medical doctors, needing approximately 40,000 physicians but currently employing only about 7,000. This leaves a deficit of over 33,000 doctors to adequately cater to its growing population.

Ghana's Minister for Health, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has cautioned medical doctors against rejecting postings to underserved districts, warning they risk forfeiting their placement opportunities.

The Serbian Ministry of Defense and its University of Defense have issued a public call for graduate medical doctors interested in working for the Ministry and the Serbian Army, with an application deadline of April 8.

​Medical doctors have​ raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening brain drain. They warned that the continued migration of doctors could cripple the country’s health system. The post Medical consultants warn of system collapse amid worsening brain appeared first on Vanguard News.

Ghana's Ministry of Health is initiating a validation exercise to remove medical doctors from the government payroll who have declined postings to deprived areas.

Milena Popović Samardžić, President of the Montenegrin Medical Doctors' Union, stated that it is untrue that the current management of the Podgorica Health Center inherited only eight gynecologists.

Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu, has approved a 100 percent salary increase for medical doctors in the state. Additionally, the governor sanctioned the recruitment of over 2,000 health workers to bolster the healthcare sector.

The articles discuss how medical doctors and pharmacists are integrating research into their practices to improve and upgrade clinical work.

Professor Ebeigbe suggests that improving remuneration and stabilizing the Naira are crucial to retaining medical doctors in Nigeria, as statistics show a significant number of doctors requesting certificates of good standing, indicating plans to leave the country.

Medical doctors have raised fresh concerns over Nigeria’s worsening brain drain as Prof. Anthony Ikefuna was formally invested as the 24th President of the National Postgraduate Medical College of Nigeria, NPMCN. The post Doctor exodus threatens Nigeria’s health system as Ikefuna takes helm at NPMCN appeared first on Vanguard News.

Ghana's Health Minister Kwabena Mintah Akandoh announced a sharp increase in medical doctors accepting postings to deprived rural communities, rising from 12 last year to over 100 by 2026.

Medical doctors in Ondo State, Nigeria, are threatening industrial action due to poor welfare, staff shortages, and low pay, urging the government to address the crisis in the health sector, which they say has severely weakened healthcare delivery.

Nigeria is experiencing a significant shortage of public health physicians, according to the President of the Association of Public Health Physicians of Nigeria (APHPN), who highlighted the foundational need for more medical doctors.

Two Labor Members of Parliament in Australia, both medical doctors, have publicly stated that the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) requires a significant redesign.

The Ministry of Health has begun implementing measures to address the shortage of medical doctors in the Ahafo Region, aiming to improve healthcare delivery across hospitals and health facilities.

The Ministry of Health in Ghana is initiating a validation exercise to delist medical doctors from the government payroll who have declined postings to deprived areas.