The Consul-General of Nigeria in South
Africa, Godwin Adama, has said about 5,000 Nigerian medical
practitioners are contributing to the development of the health sector
in South Africa.....
Adama made this known in a statement issued by the Vice Consul,
Information and Culture, David Abraham, and made available to the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Abuja.
The consul-general, who made this known
when Nigerian Doctors’ Forum South Africa, led by its Secretary General,
Emeka Ugwu, visited him at the Nigerian Consulate in Johannesburg, said
the medical practitioners were in various teaching, public and private
hospitals in South Africa.
“This shows that virtually every hospital in South Africa has a sizeable
number of Nigerian doctors; and these include: teaching, public and
private hospitals.
“What this means is that Nigerian
doctors and other professionals are constantly adding value to the
system and this cannot be over-emphasized.
“South Africa is replete with many Nigerian professionals who are
contributing to the economic development in both public and private
sectors in the country.
“Unfortunately, this has been either not reported at all or grossly under-reported.
“It is in this light that the Nigerian professionals in South Africa
have determined that they would no longer sit by and allow their
numerous contributions undermined and eroded by negative publicity,” he
said.
Adama said the doctors in South Africa
had been involved in medical outreaches, where they rendered health
services to the less privileged members of the society, particularly to
the Nigerian nationals.
He said the consulate would continue to
partner all Nigerian associations in South Africa to advance the well
being and welfare of Nigerians in that country.
“We, therefore, use this medium to call
on all our nationals to emulate the professionals and continue to be
law-abiding,” he said.
Earlier, the secretary general of the forum informed the consulate about
its activities and the need to continue to render improved services in
the South African health sector.
Ugwu said that the President of the Forum, Olalekan Ayo-Yusuf, could not attend the event due to exigencies of duty.
“Ayo-Yusuf is currently the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Sefako Makgatho Health Science University, South Africa,” he disclosed.
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