Executive summary: The article argues that a CGD article’s claim that Nigerian nurse emigration to the UK is a “win-win” for both countries is flawed due to misleading data and failure to account for total nurse emigration from Nigeria.
Key points:
The CGD article’s central datapoint, comparing nurses leaving Nigeria for the UK to the increase in nurse training in Nigeria, is misleading as it ignores the majority of nurses leaving Nigeria for other countries.
Over the last 3 years, Nigeria has lost a net 13,500 nurses, a loss of about 1% of their nurse workforce per year, while needing a 2.5% yearly increase to keep up with population growth.
The author argues that it is incorrect to claim a “win-win” scenario when considering total nurse emigration from Nigeria, not just to the UK.
WHO data on nurses per capita in Nigeria appears to be unreliable and fluctuates implausibly.
The premise of the CGD article is invalid, and it should be retracted or rewritten.
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Executive summary: The article argues that a CGD article’s claim that Nigerian nurse emigration to the UK is a “win-win” for both countries is flawed due to misleading data and failure to account for total nurse emigration from Nigeria.
Key points:
The CGD article’s central datapoint, comparing nurses leaving Nigeria for the UK to the increase in nurse training in Nigeria, is misleading as it ignores the majority of nurses leaving Nigeria for other countries.
Over the last 3 years, Nigeria has lost a net 13,500 nurses, a loss of about 1% of their nurse workforce per year, while needing a 2.5% yearly increase to keep up with population growth.
The author argues that it is incorrect to claim a “win-win” scenario when considering total nurse emigration from Nigeria, not just to the UK.
WHO data on nurses per capita in Nigeria appears to be unreliable and fluctuates implausibly.
The premise of the CGD article is invalid, and it should be retracted or rewritten.
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Wow impressive why did I even bother to write this piece myself :D...
You should have just waited for the summary and then expanded that into a full article.