Nigeria: It Will Take 25 Years to Reduce Doctors' Shortage in Nigeria - NMA President

10 December 2019

Dr Francis Faduyile, National President, Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) at a symposium by Health Writers Association of Nigeria (HEWAN) in Lagos.

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) says with at least 3,000 doctors graduating yearly, it would take about 25 years to produce adequate numbers of doctors to cater for the country's population.

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