The President, Paediatric Association of Nigeria (PAN), Olufemi Ogunrinde, has debunked the claim that best hands in the nation’s health sector have moved out of the country in search of greener pastures.
Mr Ogunrinde, who spoke on Wednesday in Akure, Ondo State capital, at a news conference to announce the 54th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the association, said there are still many excellent medical practitioners in the country, whom he said are committed to serving humanity despite the multifarious challenges confronting the nation as a whole and the health sector in particular.
The theme of the conference is: “Optimising Child Healthcare in Nigeria Despite Current Socio-Economic Challenges.”
He said: “I want to salute the health workers that are staying behind to continue offering services and I want to say that it is not the best brains that are leaving.
“We still have best and fantastic brains who are not leaving, who are committed to…
