The federal government has turned to Nigerian universities to address the growing migration of health workers for greener pastures.
Vice Chancellor, Nile University, Prof. Dili Dogo disclosed this on Thursday, saying the government has directed universities to admit more students into Medicine and Surgery to address the shortage of manpower wrought on the country’s health sector by the migration.
Dogo made this known in a statement on the institution he released on Thursday.
“We graduated the first set of medical students this year and the Federal Government has requested an increase in the number of medical students to cater for the migration of doctors due to the “Japa’ syndrome.
“To that effect, we are admitting 195 students into our medical programme, representing an increase of 100 per cent over that of last year.”
He went on: “In our pursuit to ensure sound educational competence for our students, Nile University has invested heavily in infrastructure. In addition to the existing academic infrastructure commissioned last year, we will be commissioning new facilities, including a STEM laboratory complex. This will be the only state-of-the-art, purpose-built STEM laboratory in the country.
“We are also constructing a medical simulation centre, the first of its kind in sub-Saharan Africa. This will bridge the gap and promote the best medical and clinical practices. When completed, it is going to house nine suites of high-definition mannequins that will provide the necessary skills for the training of medical students.”
