The COVID-19 pandemic and health workforce brain drain in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Lukman Lawal (Author), Abdulwahab Oluwatomisin Lawal (Author), Opeyemi Pius Amosu (Author), Abdulmujeeb Opeyemi Muhammad-Olodo (Author), Nasir Abdulrasheed (Author), Khalil- (Author), Philemon Barnabas Kuza (Author), Abdullahi Tunde Aborode (Author), Yusuff Adebayo Adebisi (Author), Ahmed Adeseye Kareem (Author), Abdulwahab Aliu (Author), Taiye Muhammed Elelu (Author), Tonderai Murwira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Over the years, the Nigerian healthcare workforce, including doctors, nurses, and pharmacists have always been known to emigrate to developed countries to practice. However, the recent dramatic increase in this trend is worrisome. There has been a mass emigration of Nigerian healthcare work...