The country is surviving on luck – Bovi on Nigeria’s healthcare and brain drain

Bovi has spoken on Nigeria’s troubling brain drain, particularly in the healthcare sector Uncolored podcast monitored by MyNewsgh.

The Nigerian pointed out that while the country continues to lose skilled professionals, it has yet to face a complete collapse due to sheer numbers, but the situation remains dire.

“The saving grace of the country is that we’ve not gone into war or food shortage. We’ve also not had natural disasters. So we can lose 500 doctors in one year but there are about 200 new doctors coming on board. It’s like using balm aid on a big wound. That’s why it has not blown up in our faces.”

He criticized the Nigerian government for failing to address the reasons behind the mass exodus of medical professionals. According to him, the issue goes beyond salaries, touching on infrastructure and overall working conditions.

“If the government wants to stem the tide, they check what the West is doing. Why are doctors comfortable going to work in other countries? It’s not just the money. I

“f you are passionate about something but when you get to work there’s light and an enabling encouragement, you don’t get to fight to go to work or go back home. It may not be perfect but at least that decency is not lost.”

Bovi highlighted the grim reality of Nigeria’s healthcare sector, where patients have died due to preventable circumstances like power failure during surgery.

“Patients have died in Nigeria because of lack of blood or power failure during operation. If you are a medical doctor, would you like to work under that kind of condition? The answer is no,” he stated.