One Nigerian surgeon don talk say the ‘Japa syndrome’ – the trend of many Nigerian doctors and health workers migrating to other countries – dey affect the health system of the country badly. According to the surgeon, this mass migration dey lead to serious shortage of medical personnel, especially in critical areas like surgery and emergency care.
The surgeon explain say many of these doctors dey leave Nigeria because of poor working conditions, low pay, and lack of adequate facilities and equipment. This situation dey make it difficult for hospitals to provide quality care to patients, and it also increase the workload on the remaining health workers.
Na not just the doctors alone, other health professionals like nurses and pharmacists also dey migrate in large numbers. This brain drain dey have long-term effects on the health sector, including reduced capacity to handle emergencies and manage chronic diseases.
The government and health authorities don dey called upon to address these issues by improving working conditions, increasing salaries, and investing in better healthcare infrastructure. If not, the health system go continue to suffer, and patients go be the ones to bear the brunt.
