{"id":29126,"date":"2024-04-26T13:36:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=29126"},"modified":"2024-04-26T13:36:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-26T13:36:34","slug":"only-58000-doctors-renewed-licenses-out-of-130000-registered-says-mdcn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/04\/26\/only-58000-doctors-renewed-licenses-out-of-130000-registered-says-mdcn\/","title":{"rendered":"Only 58,000 Doctors Renewed Licenses Out of 130,000 Registered, Says MDCN"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-yuwjf-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-yuwjf-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-9\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-15\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 juice:gap-4 juice:md:gap-6 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem]\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"31ef1473-ecef-44b2-b2ca-338573a4cf14\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has revealed that only 58,000 doctors renewed their annual practice licenses out of the 130,000 registered doctors in the country. Victor Kolawole, the deputy registrar of MDCN, made this disclosure during the induction ceremony of the 2022\/2023 Batch B Medicine and Surgery graduates of Edo State University, Uzairue.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kolawole attributed the decline in license renewals to the increasing emigration of doctors from the country. He emphasized that only those who renewed their licenses are deemed fit to practice in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Expressing concern over the trend of doctors seeking opportunities abroad, Kolawole urged the new medical graduates to consider practicing in Nigeria. He highlighted the importance of retaining medical professionals in the country&#8217;s healthcare system.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the graduating doctors, Kolawole underscored the need for institutions to increase their training capacity while ensuring that aspiring doctors meet the requisite standards. He pledged support from MDCN to assist in meeting these requirements and maintaining professional standards.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Kolawole advised the new medical practitioners to uphold the integrity of the medical profession and adhere to regulations set by the council. He emphasized the council&#8217;s mandate to regulate practitioners&#8217; activities and enforce disciplinary measures when necessary.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) has revealed that only 58,000 doctors renewed their annual practice licenses out of the 130,000 registered doctors in the country. Victor Kolawole, the deputy registrar of MDCN, made this disclosure during the induction ceremony of the 2022\/2023 Batch B Medicine and Surgery graduates of Edo State University, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":29127,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29126"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29126\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29148,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29126\/revisions\/29148"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}