Nigerian Government to forfil every arrangement and payment within the duration duely indicated on documents from the Doctors Association of Nigeria;report from Abuja.

This ratio of 1:10,000 is a national average but in most states, the situation is palpably worse. “Only one doctor is incredibly available to treat 30, 000 patients in some states in the south, while states in the North are as worse as one doctor to 45,000 patients.

Nigerian health authorities are concerned about the exodus of health staff to overseas countries. Better pay and medical facilities have been cited as the main reason for the flight of Nigerian doctors, nurses, and paramedical staff.