He said federalism was gradually destroying the quality of health care being provided at the three tiers of government,
Speaking during a press briefing ahead of its physicians week, the NMA boss noted that most local and state governments in Nigeria are yet to give priority to the recruitment, retention and development of the appropriate human resources in health.
He said although the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2010 had estimated that for African countries to meet the MDGs, a million health workers would have to be trained, the states and local governments “cite their impecunious state and the principle of federalism.”
He explained that “this has led to job dissatisfaction and migration of medical doctors and other health workers to developed countries…, sadly, these governments usually base their decisions on the fact that Nigeria operates a federal system of government.”
