Why brain drain in the Nigerian health sector?

Abstract

<jats:p>One prime problem facing developing countries is the exodus of its skilled labour to advanced nations for greener pasture. This study therefore examines whether remuneration, workers’ safety and working equipment accounts for brain flight among health practitioners in Nigeria. Survey research design was used. The research approach was predominantly quantitative with less qualitative components incorporated for participants to give recommendations. The study statistically analyzed data using linear regression, and the results showed that remuneration, workers’ safety and working tools significantly elicited brain drain among health personnel. We suggested among others critical policy reforms that would address inadequacies in working environments in public and private hospitals.</jats:p>

Social networks and skilled health worker migration in Nigeria: An ego network analysis

“…It provides guidance for interaction between four groups of stakeholders: a ministerial committee as the highest level of decision‐making, a technical working group (consisting of all actors with operational activities connected to migration, who are able make policy recommendations), thematic groups (that provide the technical expertise on diaspora matters, labour migration, data sharing, forced migration, and border management), and the fourth level comprising of actors who serve as migration desk officers in various institutions whose activities are linked to migration. Furthermore, the Nigerian MGF was created to coordinate activities of relevant stakeholders concerned with structured migration at a population level, but it does not yet offer specific guidance for managing SHW migration 7,8 . The growing number of Nigerian health workers emigrating from the country can be traced to a governance vacuum for SHW migration 1,7,9–16 …”

“…Furthermore, the Nigerian MGF was created to coordinate activities of relevant stakeholders concerned with structured migration at a population level, but it does not yet offer specific guidance for managing SHW migration 7,8 . The growing number of Nigerian health workers emigrating from the country can be traced to a governance vacuum for SHW migration 1,7,9–16 …”

“…Furthermore, the Nigerian MGF was created to coordinate activities of relevant stakeholders concerned with structured migration at a population level, but it does not yet offer specific guidance for managing SHW migration. 7,8 The growing number of Nigerian health workers emigrating from the country can be traced to a governance vacuum for SHW migration. 1,7,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] An effective governance response to the rising trends for SHW migration will need to consider individual SHW agency and their interactions within social networks, which is a group of actors and the ties that connect them.…”

“…7,8 The growing number of Nigerian health workers emigrating from the country can be traced to a governance vacuum for SHW migration. 1,7,[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] An effective governance response to the rising trends for SHW migration will need to consider individual SHW agency and their interactions within social networks, which is a group of actors and the ties that connect them. 17 • Network members serve as role models and provide emotional support during the migration decision making process.…”

Assessment of job satisfaction among resident doctors in a public healthcare facility in Enugu state Southeast Nigeria

“…[4][5][6][7] Most of these factors that influence healthcare workers' job satisfaction in Nigeria have also been found to contribute to the brain drain among health workers. 8,9 Consequently, dissatisfaction among health workers leads to an increase in medical errors, recovery times, and a decline in patient satisfaction and care. 10 As job satisfaction can influence the implementation of evidence-based practice (EBP) in health care, therefore, human resource managers, supervisors, and managers of other healthcare providers should focus on improving employee job satisfaction.…”