Evaluation of Factors Influencing Brain Drain among Healthcare Workers at Federal Medical Center Bida, Niger State

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to assess the factors influencing Brain Drain and potential strategies to reduce Brain Drain in the study area. A descriptive design method was employed by the researcher to explain the phenomena under investigation. The target population of the study were the clinical professionals resulting to a total number of 175. A sampling size of 100 was used, questionnaire was used to collect data which was analysed using charts and tables. The result shows that participants perceived Brain Drain can lead to increase workload and inadequate incentives such as low salary. Factors influencing Brain Drain includes bad governance, lack of job opportunity, poor salary, insecurities and corruption, effects of Brain Drain include shortage of healthcare professionals, reduces competent and educated healthcare workers while the potential strategies to reduce Drain is good salary, well-equipped health facilities, adequate and maximum security. In conclusion, Brain Drain is one of the most common occurrences that happen today globally and most especially in the developing countries of Africa who face its consequences wholly. The following recommendations were made by the Researcher, there should be adequate distribution of national resources in the healthcare sector, Management of Federal Medical Center Bida, Niger State and the government should always supply the available medical consumables to health workers with good salary, adequate security and adequate power supply.