President Bola Tinubu has approved a new national policy in curbing health workforce migration.
In a statement on Monday, Ali Pate, coordinating minister of health and social welfare, said the policy is a comprehensive strategy to manage, harness, and reverse health workers’ migration.
The minister added that the policy will also encourage the return of professionals to Nigeria through attractive incentives & reintegrate them into the nation’s health system.
“This approach leverages the expertise of our diaspora to bridge gaps within the health sector. Also, the policy champions reciprocal agreements with other nations to ensure that the exchange of health workers benefits Nigeria.
These bilateral and multilateral agreements are designed to protect national interests while respecting the rights and aspirations of our healthcare professionals.
We call on recipient countries to implement a 1:1 match — training one worker to replace every publicly trained Nigerian worker they receive,” the statement read.
