Successful Nigerian doctors, nurses abroad are considering returning home – Minister of Health
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Muhammad Ali Pate, has said that successful Nigerian doctors, nurses and health workers overseas are considering returning to Nigeria if the enabling infrastructure is provided.
“Some that have been successful are also beginning to think of how to come back if the enabling infrastructure is provided,” Pate said on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics.
He said there are many health workers who chose to remain in Nigeria to serve the country despite the opportunity to move abroad where there are guaranteed of better pay and welfare package.
“There are also thousands who are here that despite the opportunity to travel abroad, they are not travelling abroad and we do appreciate them,” he stated, adding that some Nigerians health professionals simply “go to get trainings abroad with the expectation that they will come back better skilled and contribute at home”.
