Immediate past President of the World Medical Association (WMA), Dr. Osahon Enabulele, has revealed that the world needs 10million more healthcare workers.
He made the revelation at the Benin Airport on Monday afternoon while giving his scorecard for his one year tenure at the WMA during the welcome reception that he was accorded majorly by medical personnels practicing in Edo State.
“I want to appreciate all those who supported my tenure and to say that we have been able to say that we have made our own inroad into global affairs.
“Importantly, what we have been preaching over time in terms of building resilient healthcare systems has now been accepted as a reality. So, all nations of the world are now committing themselves more than ever before as a result of the very strong advocacy that we advance to ensure that they get committed to building resilient healthcare systems.
“That’s more important for us in Africa where we have very fragile health systems. Along with that’s the issue of building resident health workforce. You cannot have a healthcare system that does not boast of the requisite number of healthcare workers.
“Africa today has a deficit of about 5.3 million healthcare workers. Globally, we need 10million more workers.”
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