Nursing and midwifery council plans to check nurses migration
The nursing and midwifery council of nigeria says efforts are being made to curtail the ongoing emigration of nurses abroad, as nigeria ranks seventh among 57 countries facing a critical shortage of health workers. The registrar and chief executive officer of the council, drfarukabubakar, disclosed this in abuja at the 2023 annual general meeting/scientific conference of the national association of nigeria nurses and midwives, federal capital territory chapter.
Abubakar, who was the guest of honour at the event, submitted that: “to curtail the situation (nurses emigration), recruitment of more nurses is needed. If the government can provide the necessary facilities, welfare, adequate insurance for the nurses, better working environment, brain drain will be a thing of the past.
The immediate-past president of the nigerialabour congress, ayubawabba, said the government must look into workers’ salaries, particularly with the removal of fuel subsidy.
