Three United States-based Nigerian doctors who were among the 24-member medical team that successfully separated a set of female siamese twins recently at a hospital in Texas, United States. 

Nigerian doctors based in the United States of America on Tuesday said they were determined  to relocate to the country if the Federal Government could provide incentives for them.



The doctors, led by their National President, Nkem Chukwumerije under the aegis of the Association of Nigerian Physicians in the Americas, stated this in Abuja when their executive officers paid a courtesy call on the Chairman,  Senate Committee on Health,  Senator Lanre Tejuosho,  at the National Assembly complex.

The ANPA members said they were interested in  returning home to help  their fatherland but 
lamented the  government had not done  enough to encourage them.

Chukwumerije listed   poor remuneration, inadequate modern equipment  and a  lack of low interest loans for those who want to set up medical facilities in Nigeria as some of the impediments to their homecoming.

Punch reports that he said:
“The major barrier preventing the relocation of medical doctors back to Nigeria is incentive. Every human character and behaviour is linked to incentives. Some of the incentives to get back the medical doctors abroad to Nigeria are not in place.

“Most of us here love our country and our hearts are in Nigeria but we just have to be physically at another country. We  are very passionate about improving health care system here but the incentives, especially remuneration sends people out and force them to remain abroad.

“Another thing is a lack of proper equipment to work with. Most people abroad honestly want to come back. But to physically relocate,  we will need the right financial incentives.

“The Federal Government should provide low interest loans for health care workers so that medical practitioners abroad could bring their money and have access to low interest loans.”





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