Several Medical bodies in Nigeria have said that the United Kingdom government’s code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel will not prevent determined Nigerian doctors from migrating to other countries.
According to the associations, the UK could only define its terms as the freedom of movement is a fundamental human right.
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) had responded to the UK code of practice, which listed Nigeria among 54 other countries where health workers would not be actively recruited.
According to the UK, the 54 countries were those the World Health Organisation had recognized as having the most pressing health and care workforce-related challenges. This means that the workers in those countries must remain in their motherland.
