…By Dorcas Funmi for TDPel Media.
NARD also called for President Bola Tinubu to declare a state of emergency in the health sector to address the issue of brain drain and the growing trend of doctors seeking better opportunities abroad.
Calls for Government Action and Panel Review
They also appealed to the West African Colleges of Surgeons and Physicians to cease the practice of charging their members using parallel market exchange rates.
Furthermore, NARD urged the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria to halt the downgrading of membership certificates, emphasizing that this practice contradicts the standards observed in sister African countries that share the same certificate.