By Ifeoluwa Odunayo
In a bold move to tackle the shortage of doctors in the Federal Capital Territory, Minister Nyesom Wike has approved the recruitment of 34 resident doctors for a seven year training program.
According to his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications, Lere Olayinka, the recruitment is part of a plan to engage 60 doctors across eight medical specialties.
The first batch includes five in psychiatry, four in internal medicine, one in general surgery, one in anesthesiology, eight in family medicine, six in ophthalmology, and nine in obstetrics and gynaecology.
This initiative, the first of its kind outside the Health Management Board, is expected to strengthen healthcare delivery across FCT hospitals.
The remaining 26 doctors will be recruited later by the FCTA Civil Service Commission.
