President Bola Tinubu has called for better working conditions in Africa to stop professionals from leaving the continent for opportunities abroad.
The President spoke on Thursday after being inducted as a Fellow of the West African College of Physicians (WACP).
“Why are all our professionals moving overseas? What can we do to improve the conditions that will make them stay back home?” the President asked.
Tinubu also highlighted Africa’s health challenges, pointing to the Ebola outbreak and the need for preventive vaccines.
“We are more challenged in Africa than anywhere else, you know, and with the outbreak of Ebola now, we are looking for a preventable vaccine that will eliminate all these problems,” he said.
Speaking on the honour, the President expressed gratitude for his induction.
“It is a very great honour for me to… I have to take an oath of office. To join the college of physicians.”
“I am very honoured. All I can do is say thank you, thank all of you for your indivisible commitment to humanity.”
Tinubu praised physicians in Africa and West Africa for their dedication to healthcare and saving lives.
“The effort of physicians in Africa and the whole subregion is noted for excellence, commitment and life-saving, the prevention situations in our environment,” he said.
He assured the medical professionals that his government was working to tackle the country’s challenges and urged them to support its efforts.
“We as a government are doing everything possible.” he added.
