HEALTH● ELEVATEDSep 6 · Sep 6, 2026, 11:12 PM
Brain drain: Nigeria risks losing more eye specialists, OSN warns
Vanguard Nigeria · sub saharan africa
By Damilola Samuel Nigeria’s shortage of eye-care specialists could worsen as more ophthalmologists leave the country, with the Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria (OSN) estimating that the migration of a single specialist could cost the economy about $150,000 annually. The President of OSN, Dr Gloria Patrick-Ferife, raised the concern in a communiqué issued at the end […] The post Brain drain: Nigeria risks losing more eye specialists, OSN warns appeared first on Vanguard News.
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