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According to Nigeria's Ministry of Health, the ratio of Nigerian doctors to the population is about 1:2753 which translates to about 36.6 doctors per 100, 000 people. This number falls considerably short of the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended doctor-to-population ratio of between 1:600 and 1:1000. Even at that, ECDs in Nigeria who ...
List of countries by physicians per 10,000 people [1]; Country Physicians per 10,000 people Year Afghanistan 2.535 2020 Albania 18.826 2020 Algeria 9.868 2019 Andorra 36.262
In 2019, of Nigeria's annual budget of N8.8trn only 3.6% was allocated to healthcare. [7] In a 2017 survey carried out by Nigeria's polling agency, NOI Polls, in conjunction with Nigerian Health Watch it was found that most doctors seek opportunities abroad as 88 percent of doctors were considering work opportunities abroad. [6]
ABUJA (Reuters) - Frontline doctors in Nigerian public hospitals on Friday ended a three-week strike to press for a pay rise after the removal of a subsidy on petrol, the doctors' union said.
As of January 3, 2022, effective state minimum wage rates range from US$7.25 to US$16.66 per hour, with an average of about $12.00 across all minimum wage workers as of 2019. [ 236 ] [ 237 ] [ 238 ] Local government minimum wages exist as well, the highest of which reach to $17.13 per hour.
The official body that registers doctors and dentists, the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, does not have an online register. They provide a service to confirm a doctor's status. The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria allows for searching for verified pharmacists and premises. Medpages: Healthcare providers by category and region.
The accreditation of medical and dental schools in Nigeria and minimum training standards is the joint responsibility of the National Universities Commission (NUC) and the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).1 Currently, in Nigeria, there exist 42 medical schools, of which; 17 are Federal, 18 are State institutions, and seven are ...
Health professionals in Nigeria during the COVID-19 pandemic, March 2021. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), a national medical association that represents approximately 40 percent of all doctors in the country [1] [2] [3] [note 1] (including 90 percent of doctors in the country's teaching hospitals [6] [7]), experienced a strained ...