Brain Drain: Nigeria Risks Losing More Eye Specialists, OSN Warns
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- Nigeria could face a deeper shortage of ophthalmologists as more eye specialists migrate abroad.
- The Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria estimates that the departure of one specialist could cost the economy about $150,000 annually.
- OSN President Gloria Patrick-Ferife raised the concern in a communiqué issued after a society meeting.
Nigeria’s shortage of eye-care specialists could worsen if more ophthalmologists leave the country, the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria has warned.
The society estimates that the migration of a single specialist could cost Nigeria’s economy about $150,000 each year. OSN President Dr Gloria Patrick-Ferife raised the concern in a communiqué issued at the end of the society’s meeting.
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