Lagos needs 30,000 medical doctors – Commissioner
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, stated on Wednesday that the state’s health sector requires around 30,000 medical doctors to adequately meet residents’ needs.
Speaking at the ongoing 2024 Clean-Air Forum in Lagos, Abayomi highlighted the negative impact of brain drain on the health sector, noting that the doctor-to-patient ratio has become severely strained.
He stressed the urgent need for more medical doctors to address the growing demand for healthcare services in the state.
He said, “Lagos annual population growth rate of six to eight per-cent comes with huge challenges and the health sector is not an exception.
“Lagos because of its daily increasing population has a complex tuberculosis index and the state is making a whole lot of impact in this area to mitigate its spread.
“The promotion of air quality and the need to halt environmental pollution in the state is where the collaborative efforts of the agencies are needed.
“As a government, the state will continue to support every effort to sanitise the air in the city in order to reduce rate of air born, water diseases that bear negative on the health of the residents.’’
