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Less Than 250 Psychiatrists Left in Nigeria, Says Association

Tapre Timine
Tapre Timine
Published: June 14, 2025
Last updated: June 14, 2025
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Taiwo Obindo, president of the association of psychiatrists in Nigeria, Enugu chapter,
Says less than 250 psychiatrists are left in Nigeria

Obindo Spoke on Thursday on the sidelines of the ongoing 53rd annual general and scientific meeting of psychiatrists in Enugu.

He expressed worry, stressing that two-thirds of certified personnel leave the country annually.

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According to him, the current psychiatrist-to-patient ratio in Nigeria is one to one million.

Due to this, he stated that there was trouble with accessibility and deliverability of psychiatric care in the country.

He said:

“The standard is that one psychiatric doctor should take care of 10,000 patients. But today, we have one psychiatric doctor to more than one million Nigerians.

“As we speak now, we have less than 250 certified psychiatric doctors throughout the country, and more are leaving by the day.”

Obindo hence called for the passage of the national mental health bill as amended to ensure proper administration of mental health treatment, adequate funding, and remuneration of professionals.

He said:

“Mental healthcare should be incorporated into the primary healthcare system to cater to primary and secondary institutions treating mental health disorders in localities

“Presently, the little budget meant for mental health treatment goes to tertiary medical institutions only. Mental health should be fully taken care of at primary healthcare centres.

“Percolating mental healthcare to primary healthcare institutions will save Nigerians transportation, feeding and accommodation costs, and the stress of conveying mentally-ill persons to urban centres where psychiatric hospitals could be found.”

Additionally, Obindo said Nigerians facing insecurity and forced displacements have continued to face psychological and psychiatric trauma and disorders.

On that, he urged the government to ensure that such people recover from the shock they have witnessed.

He said:

“It is important that governments and other support groups give them special attention to meet their current challenging emotional, psychological, and psychiatric needs so as not to fall into deeper depression or societal withdrawal.”

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