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“The ratio is similar to that of nurses and other health workers in the state. This is one of the worst ratios in the country," the NMA official says.The Nigerian Medical Association has expressed concern over shortage of doctors in Jigawa, with the current ratio of one doctor to 21,000 patients in the state.
The chairman, therefore, lamented how brain drain negatively hit the state, which allocated 16 per cent of its 2023 annual budget to the health sector.“This is because ours is a bi-directional brain drain, both within the country, that’s to other states of federation and outside the country.“The NMA chapter in Jigawa has 350 doctors catering for seven million people in the state.
“It is also worthy of note that Jigawa was among the early states to implement CONMESS and CONHESS salary structure for healthcare workforce back in 2011, which made it one of the highest paid states in the country back then.
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