The University College Hospital (UCH) Ibadan has disclosed that more than 600 of its clinical workers have resigned their appointments.
UCH’s chief medical director (CMD), Prof. Jesse Otegbayo said this on Monday at a media briefing to mark the 65th founder’s day of the hospital.
The professor explained that the situation, which he attributed to health workers relocating abroad, has taken a toll on the operations of the hospital.
He said between 2020 and October 2021, more than 600 health workers left the hospital.
“Every week, I receive about 15 resignation letters; there are more nurses than doctors and pharmacists,” he said.
“The movement of health workers will continue for a while, I must confess, but the consequences are not going to be good for Nigeria because, in the next five years, we will feel full impact.”
He, however, said the federal ministry of health had already instituted committees to look into the retention of health workers.
