Nigeria Faces Severe Shortage of Public Health Physicians

Nigeria is experiencing a critical shortage of public health physicians, with only 3,000 registered for a population of 230 million, largely due to a brain drain phenomenon known as 'japa'.

10 May, 00:00 — 10 May, 00:00

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PHCs in crisis as japa shrinks public health physicians to 3,000

Nigeria faces a severe shortage of public health physicians, with only 3,000 registered for 230M people. Discover how this brain drain impacts PHCs. Read More: https://punchng.com/phcs-in-crisis-as-japa-shrinks-public-health-physicians-to-3000/

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