The University of Benin Teaching Hospital branch of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors on Friday urged the Federal Government to issue the circular on the one-for-one policy for the replacement of departing employees in the health sector in order to lessen the impact of brain drain.
Dr. David Orhewere, the organization’s president at UBTH, made the announcement at the chapter’s 45th anniversary celebration in Benin City, Edo State.
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He said, “We demand the immediate release of the circular on the one-for-one policy for the replacement of exited health workers for implementation.
“We cannot continue to watch our members lose their lives and break down under the weight of work overload occasioned by the massive depletion of clinical staff members in hospitals on account of brain drain.”
Orhewere, who appealed to the government to ensure the payment of the 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund to its members, said while some members had been paid, others had yet to receive payments.
He added, “The 2023 Medical Residency Training Fund has been paid recently, but we still have a lot of persons pending, and we want to appeal to the government using this medium to make good its promises to pay for the remaining of our resident doctors that are due for this payment for the year 2023 so that we would continue to have a conducive and peaceful atmosphere for our training.”
