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By Chioma Obinna
The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, (ACPN), on Tuesday raised fresh concerns over the growing exodus of pharmacists from the country, revealing that about 9,850 professionals have left Nigeria in the last five years in search of better opportunities abroad.
Speaking at the opening of the 45th Annual National Scientific Conference of the ACPN at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Scientific Conference Centre in Abuja, the National Chairman of the association, Pharm. Ambrose Ezeh, described the trend as a major threat to Nigeria’s healthcare system and pharmaceutical industry.
Ezeh said records at the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, National Secretariat showed that about 9,000 pharmacists exited Nigeria in the four and a half years preceding December 2026, while over 850…
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