The United Kingdom government has placed Nigeria on its red list of nations that should not be targeted for International Recruiting by health and social care businesses.
According to the United Kingdom, the development comes as the World Health Organization, WHO, this month identified 54 countries, including Nigeria, as confronting the most severe health workforce concerns related to Primary and Universal Health Coverage.
The implication is that the UK government would only accept Nigeria and other nations on the red list for health and social care jobs depending on bilateral agreements between governments.
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The material was found on the official website of the UK Government, titled “Code of Conduct for the International Recruitment of Health and Social Services Professionals in England.”
“Consistent with the WHO Global Code of Practice principles and articles, and as explicitly called for by the WHO Global Code of Practice 10-year review, the listed countries should be prioritised for health personnel development and health system-related support, provided with safeguards that discourage active international Recruitment of health personnel”, the document partly reads.
Remember that Newsmen reported that the House of Representatives passed a second reading bill that would require Nigerian-trained medical or dental practitioners to work in Nigeria for a minimum of five years before being granted full license.
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