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Nigeria: Resident Doctors Implement 24-Hour Shift Limit
Nigerian resident doctors face extreme workloads averaging over 106 hours weekly amid a doctor shortage worsened by 16,000 doctors emigrating in seven years, officials said.
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Resident doctors implement 24-hour shift limit
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Wednesday raised alarm over the country’s poor doctor-to-patient ratio of 1:19,083, describing it as far from global best practice. The association, in a statement marking Nigeria’s 65th Independence anniversary, said the situation reflects the dire state of the nation’s healthcare system. NARD further announced that, effective October 1, 2025, resident doctors nationwide will no longer take…
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