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Nigeria: Medical doctors in a hurry to leave their country

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Africa’s Medical Brain Drain

By Ben Ezeamalu

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Posted on May 1, 2023 10:29

 © Dr. Adekemi Alabi, a general practitioner, has plans to move to the UK after enduring abuse and poor working conditions.
Dr. Adekemi Alabi, a general practitioner, has plans to move to the UK after enduring abuse and poor working conditions.

At least 9,000 Nigerian doctors moved to the United Kingdom, United States, and Canada between 2016 and 2018. The exodus shows no sign of abating as more doctors surge towards the exit door.

This is part 1 of a 6-part series

Adekemi Alabi, a starry-eyed teenager with dreams of becoming a neurosurgeon, joined university to study medicine in 2008.  11 years later, she graduated, but her dreams had turned into desperation.

Now, four years later after graduation, she has remained a general practitioner with a plan to relocate to the UK.

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