Staff welfare and migration of health workers in nigeria

Authors: AMAH, PAUL NWAFOR (Public Administration General Studies Unit, Grundtvig Polytechnic Oba Anambra State, South East, Nigera).

Journal:Nigerian Journal Of Technical Education | Volume: 22 | Issue: 1 | Pages: 86 -103

Keywords: Healthcare, Staff Welfare, LAbour Migration, Brain Drain, Motivation, Push and Pull Factors, Health practitioners

Abstract

The migration of health workers in Nigeria has been a progressively sensitive and controversial policy issue from time immemorial. Various theories have been put forward to explain the concept of human capital flight in the health sector. all of which revolve around the push and pull factors of migration. The nations health sector is fraught with dearth of skilled medical personnel at the primary, secondary and tertiaryhealth catre levels, thus hampering efficient health care services. South East however is not immune from the trend: hence the current degeneration of healthcare delivery in the region Therefore the paper aims at exploring the nexus between staff welfare and migration of health workers in south East: and proffering solutions to brain drain in the sector.