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Nigeria needs 12,000 doctors annually to meet medical conditions’

The Medical and Dental Consultants’ Association of Nigeria has said to meet the required number of doctors in the country, it is estimated that the country produces about 12,000 doctors every year.

This was contained in a press statement signed by the association’s President, Dr Victor Makanjuola, and made available to our correspondent.

He said a survey carried out in March 2022, by the association’s Medical Education Committee found that over 500 medical and dental consultants had left Nigeria for more developed countries over the preceding two years.

He, however, said it will hold a one-day summit in Abuja on December 6, with the possibility of birthing a turning point in medical education in Nigeria.

The statement read in part “Disturbed by the impact of this ugly trend on our country’s health sector growth and development, the MDCAN has conducted a survey amongst its chapters in March 2022 and found that over 500 medical and dental consultants had left Nigeria for more developed countries over the preceding two years.

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