Experts seek increased investment, reforms to tackle Nigeria’s health workforce crisis
Health experts have called for increased investment and broader reforms in Nigeria’s health system to address persistent shortages, uneven distribution and migration of healthcare workers, warning that task shifting alone cannot resolve the country’s workforce crisis.
The African Health Observatory Platform, in its 2025 Nigeria Health Systems and Services Profile, identified shortages, maldistribution, remuneration and working conditions among the persistent challenges affecting the country’s health workforce.
Mr Oyeniyi said the ministry maintains a national health workforce registry that provides evidence on the availability and distribution of doctors, nurses, community health officers and other cadres across healthcare facilities.
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