Nigeria’s Health Workforce Crisis Deepens as Over 20,000 Medical Professionals Leave for Wealthier Countries, Report Reveals!

Nigeria has lost more than 20,000 healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and laboratory scientists to wealthier countries, according to the State of Health of the Nation Report 2025. The growing brain drain raises fresh concerns over healthcare delivery, workforce shortages, and Nigeria’s path toward universal health coverage.