Medical doctors have raised alarm that the country’s healthcare system is facing a dangerous manpower crisis, with only about 55,000 doctors left to serve a population of more than 220 million people.
June 18, 2026
—16,000 doctors emigrated in 5 years
—It’s worsening Nigeria’s mental health crisis — ARD, FNPH Yaba
—85% of Nigerians with mental disorders lack treatment access
By Chioma Obinna
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