Nigeria Lacks Facilities to Train Medical Doctors, Says Ngige

Abuja — Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, yesterday said local medical institutions in the country absorb only about 20 per cent of medical doctors seeking opportunity for their residency programmes.

Ngige, who was reacting to media reports that Nigeria has enough medical doctors and those who are willing to leave the country should do so, argued that although Nigeria has not met the World Health Organisation's (WHO) ratio of one doctor to 600, the truth had to be told.

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