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While workforce shortages affect multiple cadres, evidence shows a rising dependence on locum doctors in Nigeria, suggesting a broader shift toward temporary healthcare employment (Punch Newspaper, 2025). This is because, unlike full-time employment, in locum positions, Medics get an opportunity to work in various health facilities, whether it is in private hospitals, clinics, or diagnostic […]

Africa has a critical shortage of healthcare workers, with a deficit of 2.4 million doctors and nurses. The continent has 1.55 healthcare workers(doctors, nurses, midwives) per 1000 population, below the WHO threshold density of 4.45 needed to deliver essential health services and achieve universal health coverage.- _World Health Organization WHO_ In Nigeria, challenges contributing to

ManagedMedics (MM) is positioned to revolutionize Nigerian healthtech by shifting the focus of digital solutions from administrative tasks to the critical crisis of human resourcesfor health (HRH). While previous private sector digital efforts focused on telemedicine and electronic medical records (EMRs) to optimize service delivery workflows, these solutions did little to solve the core problem

Workforce mobility, characterized by the frequent movement and attrition of skilled health workers, represents a fundamental determinant of poor service delivery outcomes in Nigeria’s health sector. Mobility is a systemic challenge encompassing both internal shifts (movement between employers or geographies within Nigeria) and external migration (brain drain). This instability poses an urgent crisis, especially concerning