Nigerian doctors working in the UK say they’re being exploited - BBC Newsnight

[@omolaniayanshola4278]

I pray our country Nigeria get better so its citizens won't keep on suffering abroad I always says no country will fully accept you because they are aware you're from another country let's love Nigeria enough to fight for our right from our corrupt leaders instead of running away from our duty nobody will better our country for us except for ourselves god safe Nigeria 🇳🇬

[@dlilwon]

@@M.Halawi you can’t judge almost 200million people from the actions of a few ignorant lot.

[@CEAbraham]

@@M.Halawi wow!

[@christianjonathan1632]

@@M.Halawi hearing such for the first time, which state is that precisely, because I don't think Nigerians had ever mistreated her foreign workers, when all the Lebanese, Chinese and Indians get personal securities, cars and accommodation..

[@Music-yq8qc]

@@M.Halawi And people in Lebanon love black foreigners there ? Go and sit down

[@belonwuchioma307]

​@@christianjonathan1632

[@babarossi367]

Notice how BBC showed us the most deprived neighbourhood of Lagos, and then showed us the flashiest and snazziest part of London, skyscrapers and all..... Thank goodness for KZbin, where we can see modern African infrastructure and modern cities, including Lagos, which has even more skyscrapers than London (you wouldn't know that from watching this programme, obviously).

[@zizodbest]

True bro

[@bagiraramah7560]

The whole western media does that France 24 CNN aljazeera .greetings from kenya ucjisumbue na watu awajatairiwa

[@na_you_mess_am]

Fix them so they won't have any to show the world.

[@divergencefilms]

Its what the BBC specializes in

[@ztaylor82]

The media have their own agenda.

[@Dxmi_ogn]

Very shameful coverage by the BBC, Nigerian doctors are highly skilled, highly knowledgable and hard working. You should have addressed the faults in Nigerias health care sector to truly understand the mass migration of Doctors to the UK. They want to put their skills to work and earn a living, unfortunately that opportunity is not afforded to them back home. atleast its the BMA recruiting them directly not scammers. Secondly poor representation of Nigeria using Makoko as some sort of trademark of the whole country. Very condescending.

[@ezidimmakenneth7927]

I’m not sure you’re serious . Makoko represents the life of 70% of Nigerians daily. If you’re living in Nigeria, you should not have a problem with that

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

Lived in Africa my whole life, will never put my life in the hands of a black doctor. Blacks are good at parrot learning

[@olawuyiolaitan2074]

Thank you for the fantastic response. Showing Makoko is synonymous with post--colonial media representation of Africa.

[@ezidimmakenneth7927]

@@Wolf-hh4rv yet Black doctors are on high demand all over the world. I mean Nigerian doctors and health professionals in general. And wherever they find themselves, they out perform their contemporaries. You got it wrong there bro. Your choice though

[@lucyery7635]

Exactly, out of all the places in Lagos he went to Makoko. Every country has a place that is poor. Using Makoko to depict the whole Nigeria was very dumb and it seems like they are trying to make Nigeria look soooooooooo poor. You guys are exploiting us for your media coverage. True we have a lotttttttt to do in Nigeria but it isn't as bad as they are depicting it.

[@evenbetterthanyouthink]

I strongly feel BBC Newsnight could do justice to this issue without sounding condescending to Nigeria and Nigerian doctors. Is the slum in Makoko a general representative of the entire country or why is it relevant to the story? Western media is just hugh.

[@collinswuks3959]

Funny thing is it's not as if they too don't have slums and even homeless people in the UK.

[@sandieakono4320]

See! exactly what I noticed in the video, it was truly condescending to Nigeria, because makoko is not all of Nigeria or even Lagos. I was just scrolling through the comments to see if someone will talk about it.

[@orijihappiness8387]

@@sandieakono4320 I visited the sea food market at makoko two weeks back, and I was pleasantly surprised at the estates I saw there.....

[@nancyokosi1]

It's not fair at all. BBC loves doing this

[@diligenceeke3023]

I thought I alone saw this. Hahaha...

[@homemom2249]

I would have given this story more credence if it didn’t go more for the shock factor in portraying Nigeria through pictures of Makoko. Nigeria has many beautiful neighborhoods and I would have expected the BBC to be more objective in the telling of this story.

[@user_4046]

The point here is that these doctors can't get a job at home because Nigeria is mismanaged and poor, very much like Makoko slum. Are you disputing that? 🤔

[@tinuolaaiyelero1059]

@@user_4046 very few places are like makoko

[@longisland1131]

@@tinuolaaiyelero1059 theyre jjst trying to suppport the narrative of nogeria being a poor nation. You cant drive that point home when your showing people walking streets in lekki or banana island

[@michaeliafidon8327]

@@tinuolaaiyelero1059 very very few. Infact, Makoko is the only one of its kind. There's no other place like Makoko in Nigeria

[@lungamadoda6992]

I didn’t understand why they had to use the slums to get the point across and I’m not even Nigerian

[@evamasters5028]

It is shameful for the UK to allow intermediaries to exploit foreign doctors like this. Perhaps the UK is slowly becoming a third world country. Sadly, these doctors don't have a chance in their own country. The company who hired them and collected enormous fees and probably the bulk of the wages paid by the hospital should be sued and made to pay. And the executives should be in jail.

[@patediale]

It is not that these doctors don't have a chance in Nigeria, but rather it is that Government after Government in Nigeria invest so little into the health care in Nigeria, while the Nigerian politicians go to London for treatment spending so much on themselves. I know this because I've got so many doctors in my family.

[@mayopemayope9180]

They are not being forced they are easily return to Nigeria and build their broken and thievery country call Nigeria

[@mojisolaoladipo8531]

@@patediale What you just said is same as saying that doctors don't have a chance in Nigeria. Like the lady in the video said she wants to practise her skill in a system that works. I had a surgery in Garki hospital in 2017. As I write,more than 90 percent of the doctors that attended to me have gone abroad. It's a pathetic situation yet our leaders can't be bothered because they have the grace to get medical treatment abroad.

[@michaelstallion8004]

its because they're black thats why they receive that kind of treatment

[@garethfieldstead7547]

Becoming a third world country? It already is! You allow third world to reside in your country like a virus they destroy the host and turn it into the shit hole they came from. Plus if you have an issue with it you are nothing but a racist.

[@geoxwill]

I actually thought doctor's rarely sleep. This confirms my fears.

[@cqpp]

Yep that's exactly why I didn't pursue that path despite the interest I had in it, you have to work like 12hrs a day. Literally a killing job, respect to those who managed it.

[@angelprincess818]

@@cqpp 12 hrs is nothing. I've worked 24/7 hrs, and somedays in that week i had to cover 2 departments at a time while pregnant. Some colleagues lost their babies to medicine

[@whoneedslovewhenyouhaves..859]

@@angelprincess818 12 hours may be nothing to you but to someone else it is🙄

[@williamsonah5667]

@@angelprincess818 no way... Where do you work?

[@angelprincess818]

@@williamsonah5667 somewhere in delta

[@MrGeopap]

universities treat their lecturers like this too

[@diopfifi4937]

That's terrible

[@davidadeyemi7299]

Look at the narrative the international media shows about Nigeria and Africa at large. Makoko is a tiny community in Lagos and the projection would seem as if every one lived in these conditions. Most of the people migrating to the UK spend between 10k-£20k pounds to relocate. So do you think someone that pays that much would be living in such conditions. Most of these people leaving Nigeria live in proper housing even better than the shoe boxes they move to in the UK. BBC please show a balanced narrative and please not everyone wants to escape.

[@ugochiukeje3878]

The poverty rate of Nigeria is 42%. Nigeria is poor, face it

[@davidadeyemi7299]

@@ugochiukeje3878 who went out to calculate that number. Some foreign institutions that seats somewhere in a London or Newyork office to establish the number of poor in a country they no nothing about. We dont even know how many people are in Nigeria talk less of the poverty rate. Yes I'm not saying it all glamorous but we are here on the ground and it's bad but not as bad as they make it to be. Most of the poverty is concentrated in the north but way better in the south.

[@Robio_scorpio]

@@ugochiukeje3878 dont u have brain to read the room is poverty a reflection of Nigeria ode

[@Tt-iu4vk]

@@ugochiukeje3878 there's a difference between being poor in the UK and poor in Africa. Most poor people in the UK don't own land unlike the average Nigerian Poor (42%) who does own land in rural areas even when living in urban informal settlements in big cities. The Nigerian poor can live on less money than an average citizen in the UK because they are more self sufficient. This is not excusing the government's responsibility to provide services to the people, but simply saying dispite the challenges, the poor in Nigeria own much more than the poor in the UK. Secondly, many African countries are still in their urbanization phase. Many of the people living in informal settlements are people who have recently moved to the city with little skills, not people who have been living there for centuries. They work their way up, build their rural home (where they come from), as well as their new urban home. This takes time. They then move out of the slam and someone else replaces them. It's unfair to compare the people who are in transition in developing nations with the wealthiest in developed nations. Which is what the BBC is doing here... Showing Makoko when it comes to Nigeria alongside the best the UK has to offer which only the top 10% of their nation can afford. This is a wrong depiction and they do this in every Sub-Saharan country. It's the 21st century, we Africans demand better. I know many people from my country who moved to the UK and are now back because they thought that the quality of life would be better there due to misinformation spread by organisation's like the BBC. Many sold everything for a dream which would never come true. Love from S. Africa.

[@tyronelorenzovalentio3414]

@@Tt-iu4vk the government in the uk actually help the poor people A poor person in uk can instantly become rich in Nigeria with currency

[@lillianugochukwu-essien7086]

Nigerian Doctors are extremely hardworking. Unfortunately, they are underpaid and sometimes go without pay for months, which results in them going on strikes. I make bold to say the Nigerian government is the sole reason doctors in their country are migrating and will continue to migrate. The Nigerian government doesn't seem to care about Health care and the citizens. If I were a Dr, I'll pick moving to another country, getting over worked but receiving my salary when due, over being over worked in my own country and receiving little or no salary. P.S- I don't think it really bothers the Nigerian government that doctors are migrating. Most if not all governors, senators, high ranking government officials and even the president himself, travel to the US, the UK and other European countries to get medical care when they fall ill. They get treated by same doctors who left 🤷.

[@dreamagainprisonfoundation]

Are you afraid to address the US government?

[@lillianugochukwu-essien7086]

@@dreamagainprisonfoundation Afraid? Whatever for??!

[@fashakinbanke3671]

The government is the enemy of the Nigerian Doctor , you’re right .

[@yourlandladysson6395]

You said it all

[@johnaboshim9881]

I was extremely worried for most of my friends who got employed with NES. Frankly, it’s inhumane to work for seven consecutive days 24/7, I could never do it even if I wanted.

[@irenedavo3768]

Do you know CHAMA Mission?

[@tatienouorest3358]

If I’m paid for it I don’t care If not then someone is getting sued

[@chigo999]

as a soon to be doctor i can say with all honesty that most doctors in Nigeria are tired of the nigerian medical system. You suffer to get your degree and finally start working only to suffer long hours and very terrible pay. its not worth it. even the consultants are leaving because they are tired of it. If the Nigerian government really cares about the brain drain they should increase the pay and working conditions. Plain and simple. the fault is not with GMC or Britain. Doctors are leaving of their own volition.

[@femiogundipe767]

If you're paid at all. Take it from a doctor who has worked in Nigeria, you could work up to 6 months without pay. It is no wonder there is such a high number of healthcare staff leaving the country.

[@chigo999]

@@femiogundipe767 exactly

[@andycole1065]

I don't get Nigerian why do we like blaming our government for everything. It's like Nigerians don't realize Nigeria is a free market economy. The Nigeria government doesn't control Nigeria economy like China. Nigeria is a free market economy like American. The Nigeria government doesn't own the hospital in Nigeria so they can not control the wages. I'm so tired of Nigerian not knowing enough about there own country. Stop blame the government for everything it up to the people rich people of Nigeria to develop the country. Again Nigeria is a free market economy.

[@MeiinUK]

But that is something that you guys have to go through though. And then you need to also offer things like abortions as well. And create THE eventual healthcare system for your society? Why are people not doing this kind of empire building business. On the one hand, I hear a lot of "social media" accusations from Africans... as a Brit... I continue to hear all of this "racism" issue. But... don't you care beyond your own family and how they will fair ? Life is not equal.. even when I was growing up, I knew that. But... it does not mean that, it HAS to get worst. Does it? There is actually enough people in the UK for the NHS. We just are playing cold shoulder games, right now. Which is bureacracies. And then, because people are not playing balls...we are now doing things like refugee healthcare.. more like UN level work. Which is NOT right ! I tend to try and keep myself healthy.. but by no means, should we lose our talents. A lot of people have left the UK, and gone onto other countries like the ex-commonwealths as well. Or even from Europe, they come and then they go. Even despite holding them to account, and locking them down, they want more money. SO... when will things change ??? Is it fair that, "you were raised in a good health care systems, only for the next generation NOT to receive this same standard?"..... Some countries like Singapore, now does DNA healthcare already. It is already "the end"... cos people take care of what they eat and drink, and how to keep well. There is no need for these kind of doctors on basic things any more. Don't you realise that your market is in Africa ? Your assumption is that, your industry will never be disrupted. But to any working professionals, we know that, they know that, each sector will change and reform. So why don't you continue and be the value adder to your own country, rather than to seek things this way? As much as everybody has access to the GLOBAL internet... Did you not think that there were people BEFORE you, who have "been there, done that" ??? I know a lot of people in the UK working for the NHS. Either family friends as well as retired doctors too. Most just either go abroad, once they are done here. I know one went to Dubai.. but now he came back. Cos it did not work out. But if you are able to be the MANAGEMENT level... to change the course of destiny of your own country, why would you now accept this is your eventual path??? I don't get it. A lot of doctors in the UK also quit to work in the pharma sector to add values also to their researches too. Which is what happened. But by no means does it mean that, we do not have enough doctors. We do. These companies, are basically playing politics.. and want to force the sector to go down the insurance routes! We KNEW this... And this is why people protests on the streets of London and whatnots !!!!! Please know that, this is all just a game. Everybody KNOWS what is happening.. especially those of us who stayed and worked for like 20-30 odd years... we know.

[@adeyanjuuyoyo7009]

You guys are your own problem, people that have gone are telling you the ungodly things happening to them and you still prefer to blame the victims.

[@oluakinwale4859]

Imagine going through the stress of qualifying as a Dr and being paid minimum wage. Even in America they work crazy hours though well remunerated. But what's the purpose of money when you don't have a life.

[@unpaidtroll8475]

its called retirement.. and if you have lots of dough, you do it earlier.

[@oluakinwale4859]

@@unpaidtroll8475 your comment is rubbish.

[@chuxxj]

@@unpaidtroll8475 that’s if you’re lucky to survive the burn!

[@bisi1980]

In the USA the high pay is eaten up with student loans and malpractice insurance

[@muckraker7942]

I love it when idiots try to compare the US healthcare doctors to the third world Nigerian doctors the NHS imports to work in their glorified animal hospitals for £18,000 a year.

[@perfectpeterpan]

How can the BBC make such generalised statement about 9,500 Nigerian doctors in the UK without hearing from majority of them? This is terrible on the BBC's part to do what has always been done to make black people look bad. One person does or says something & you use that to make a generalised claim about a large population. It's poor research at best.

[@perfectpeterpan]

I mean, they literally chose footage of the worst areas in Lagos (possibly the worst in the country) as footage to represent the entire country. That reporter was at a building with doctors in it & couldn't be bothered filming the outdoors of that area but made the journey to the worst place in Nigeria to film & then lied that they don't have access to doctors there. That's such a big lie that I know of personally. What utter tosh.

[@africanlastborn7776]

You think you know it better than the BBC? It's happening with nurses,many Ghanaian nurse reported this same treatment.

[@africanlastborn7776]

@@perfectpeterpan the place they show was a private recruitment center and it seem was done secretly to hid their office.

[@mamahmarcus4426]

I'm scared because if everybody has the same feeling I have about becoming a medical doctor, there will be no doctors at all. I have always wanted to study medicine but I realized those people are being given inhumane treatment without much compensation.

[@justbabes2685]

I wouldn't let my children study medicine though their father and I are Medics. It is sincerely not worth it. My daughter studied Economics and Politics and at 21, earns a very good wage in Finance which will triple after her Masters

[@xtopuzee]

I withdrew from Medicine in year 3, never have I regretted that teenage courageous decision.

[@blueresolve2954]

Could Patrick Soon-Shiong's career sway your decision?

[@SnowofLight]

My mum works as a nurse - years ago, she said to choose absolutely any career, just don't be a doctor. Advice that saved my sanity.

[@liulee5778]

@@SnowofLight ❤

[@faradaycool4058]

I'm a foreigner who came to work in UK way back in 2000, and actually Leeds. My pay in Leeds was 10x more than my home country. I knew I had to work hard and I did. No one forced or extorted me. I was free to leave. I worked very very hard but that was NOTHING like what I would have done in my home country. Even harder for a lot less pay. Apparently some opportunists call it exploitation, a lot of foreigners like myself call it heaven sent and I am now a GP in the other side of the Pennines who appreciates my work and the villagers who I treat, and as so too are my friends who came with me from Asia. I love my community and will never forget what UK has given me. It's all relative and this is one side of the story.

[@_Rezyser]

Sorry mate, but I think you do not understand what the problem is

[@z00ey]

Best keep your opinions to yourself Lee - you sound too dumb to reply to faraday's excellent post.

[@truthmatterbyoladada1462]

Be quiet please.

[@_Rezyser]

@@truthmatterbyoladada1462 Are you paid by GMC or the foreign office to silence the case? :>

[@Micheal184]

the problem is not the longer than usual hours, the real problem is that the more tired and sleepy the doctor gets, the less he can concentrate and the more mistakes he makes, making the life of both the patient and the doctor itself under danger

[@andyginterblues2961]

In the U.S., the AMA just LOVES to recruit foreign- trained doctors, we have a lot of doctors here who got their MD's in India and Pakistan. When these doctors arrive in the U.S., they are on a probationary period before they can obtain their AMA board certification, the AMA certification is what gives these foreign- trained doctors the autonomy to set up a private practice, or to even have a choice as to which medical facility they will work for. This probationary period effectively turns the recently arrived doctors into virtual slaves of whichever medical agency that they are employed by. Say for example the probie's boss tells them to overdose a difficult patient to death, the probie is forced to comply, in fear of getting a bad writeup, which could delay or cancel their board certification application. The AMA is a borderline criminal organization. A lot of the reason for this is due to the immense size of the U.S.'s Medicaid and Medicare fund, which I believe is in the trillions of dollars. That much money is a magnet for corruption and fraud.

[@kaRot_0620]

No wonder a lot of medical professionals opted to shift careers.😪😢

[@elvisnnaemeka6722]

A lot of them leave the profession entirely

[@nancyokosi1]

@@elvisnnaemeka6722 I'm a 5th year medical student, so could it be if I go abroad I may not practice ?

[@elvisnnaemeka6722]

@@nancyokosi1 Not necessarily. Some doctors get tired of the stress or hassles, they simply quit medicine and maybe go into business or IT or other jobs that are more flexible

[@nancyokosi1]

@@elvisnnaemeka6722 ohhkkkkk I understand. Thanks for the clarification.

[@ohukwh606hgghk]

@@nancyokosi1 my bro is doc in the US but he's not practicing, instead lecturing

[@lemononice7056]

Why these foreign media outlets keep showing only the ugliest parts of Africa is beyond me. I know Africa is developing and lagging behind in the world, but its not all bad. Why did they have to go to Makoko, when there are many other places better than that.

[@RS-hr8mj]

It is always the strategy to show to the public: "look, in other countries is much worse, be thankful with the substandard services and life you get here". Clever way to provoke empathy and in the same time to ensure that people won't complain about what they get here, even if is not up to standards for the country's real possibilities.

[@lemononice7056]

@@RS-hr8mjOhh.. I get you. real clever..... First time, i am seeing it from that angle. This shit has been going on for too long.

[@fashakinbanke3671]

No offense but what is working in Nigeria ?

[@Robio_scorpio]

@@fashakinbanke3671 is makoko a reflection of the whole Nigeria?? Dont u reason at all

[@fashakinbanke3671]

@@Robio_scorpio pray, tell, teach me how to reason 😘

[@oluyemisiopaneye6121]

I am sorry to say but the fault lies with Nigeria government. They need to protect and appreciate the doctors they have trained by giving them good working conditions. If this is the case, no one will want to go abroad. It actually makes me sad to hear this type of story knowing that the suffering continues.

[@youcantmakeclaimsofexisten3898]

So basically, ‘we haven’t broken any rules because we say we haven’t’ 🧐

[@toboreyalaju9660]

I felt I was exploited when I was working as a Teaching Assistant in UK. They use Africans and discard of them when they are done with you and they worst part about it is when they see you walk8ng on the street and pretend not to know you

[@MrSwanny182]

You know what I’m white and British and have also been exploited by the British government. It’s not a race thing it’s a class thing rich and poor. Please grow up. It’s pure greed in the UK we’ll exploit you no matter what colour your skin is. PEOPLE are exploited because we allow ourselves to be.

[@MrSwanny182]

As for people ignoring you I didn’t ignore you I’ve never met you. But obviously because one White person wronged you then I must have too because I’m white or British or whatever your point is. I’m making assumptions you might be talking of Black British citizens but somehow I doubt that’s what you meant.

[@SuperBullaMan]

They do it with Qualified Social Workers and Psychologist as well! When they've used them without full salary is get rid of with a side of racism!

[@davidoryiman2398]

Stay your ass in Russia no we want Europe

[@toboreyalaju9660]

@@MrSwanny182 both white and black former co workers. It has affected my self-esteem to a certain extent.

[@n.e5190]

BBC needs to stop showing the poorest parts of African cities. @BBC this is totally wrong

[@TheNaijaboy007]

That's why l stop following BBC religiously at age 16.

[@bennisinstitute]

The majority are poor areas, only 10% are rich areas, so I think they wouldn't like just like your punch and vanguard does... If your country is rich, there wouldn't be a brain drain.

[@soccerwagsgfo]

A Dr in NIGERIA Earns less than $250 a month. A Nigerian teacher earns less than $70 a month A Nigerian senator in earns $55,000 a month This is the problem of nigeria

[@jonye7511]

Not a problem but a norm in Africa.

[@None-zc5vg]

@@jonye7511 Politicians everywhere are corrupt: if not acting for themselves, they'll be the well-rewarded stooges of the vested interests that call the shots, no matter which Party is nominally " in charge" of things. We're on a planet effectively run by gangsters and there's no way that things can be made more equitable.

[@annbush1826]

It’s going to be ours if the present politicians remain.

[@sunlight2078]

Wow what a shitty country Nigeria is

[@yaafowaa4149]

@New Moon yes, corruption is high in Africa and the citizens must fight against it.

[@preciousegbuonu6045]

I don't think being a red list is an issue! The point to this story is the exploitation of the NES company. GMC have done nothing wrong but given Nigerian doctors the opportunity to have a better life and use their skills in a system that works. The problem is the NES company exploiting them and putting them in unfavourable and extreme working conditions and underpaying them to their own gain. So let's get the facts straight- PLAB exams are NOT the problem!

[@jennifercooljeo6552]

Agreed

[@olubukolairowa6184]

Dr Emmanuel, you were not forced to work. You signed a contract and agreed to such harsh working conditions. Now ure playing the victim. Why didn't you just quit or better still come back to Nigeria. Pls don't block the opportunity for other Nigerian doctors.

[@katybo100]

You don't need to look to Nigeria.. look at what they are doing to their own doctors. Im a newly qualified doctor. I'm 32 and have worked 20 jobs throughout my life (along side schooling). I am at currently working at 100 - 150% capacity everyday... which is so much more than I've ever worked.. for 4.50 above minimum wage. The work I'm doing is way out of proportion to my wages, and I often have to stay late to finish the work. All of us are being exploited in an abusive system in the NHS. I'm unhappy, my colleagues are unhappy and the patients are unhappy.

[@MeiinUK]

How can you be a 32 year old who has worked for 20 jobs. Don't be a fake poster here... Don't tell me that, these kind of NES companies are doing an uber business model. Cos if they are, we need to get rid. When we had that hacking incidence with the media sector... That was enough ! We need to close the loopholes that the media has brought to this country !!!This is absolutely NOT acceptable by any means.

[@SiliconBong]

Move to australia. Seriously, why work five days a week?

[@JessicaTaylorPMC]

@@SiliconBong No don't flood Aus and turn us into UK 2.0, gross

[@jonathanodude6660]

@@SiliconBong i agree. my dad was in this situation and got letters to move to either canada or australia. if you have a family, i can say australia is quite good because your spouse will not have to work with the salary from a full time doctor, and its the government who is recruiting, so there is no exploitation. if you want to work part time, you still earn big money, and you can send your kids to free public school, but you can also decide to splurge out a lot here and the only downside is a working partner.

[@diligenceeke3023]

@@jonathanodude6660 Australia is great. During Covid, however, I began to see the Australian government on a new light. They forced and harrassed the Australian people to take a vaccine even they weren't sure of. That scared a lot of people. Even the US had no such guts to force people in such a manner.

[@KyleHubb]

Sorry to say, if your leaders don't care, don't expect others to. You don't expect an exploiter to develop your country. Your leaders have to be able to do the work.

[@contemplatinggod2791]

So your statement is a direct evidence that you/the developed world aint got the values they claim to have

[@femiogundipe767]

Exactly! The British govt is being ethical by considering the recommendations of the WHO. It is however up to the nation on the "red list" to improve things. The healthcare staff coming in to the UK and other countries to work are doing so of their own volition, as they can no longer stand the situation. Several recruitment agencies have stopped actively recruiting from said countries. It is however very important that those who are working to keep the healthcare system afloat should do so under sane conditions. Well said Kyle.

[@soccerwagsgfo]

A Dr in NIGERIA Earns less than $250 a month. A Nigerian teacher earns less than $70 a month A Nigerian senator in earns $55,000 a month This is the problem of nigeria

[@contemplatinggod2791]

@@soccerwagsgfo You are right and its mind boggling, I really wish I know what to do about it, collectively it seems like a lost cause!

[@chuxxj]

Nigeria has no leaders. It has rulers. The material difference is all too clear for all to see.

[@ukcurlygrl1]

I'm just disgusted by this

[@mistervo8185]

The Tories: Immigrants are taking our jobs!! Also Tories: Hey Nigerian Dr, you want a job?

[@ztaylor82]

Your talking shit! Both labour and tory want controlled immigration based on a points system, as do most of the population.

[@RS-hr8mj]

Also Tories: privatise the NHS, we are too bothered by your working rules and unions who demand fair pay and conditions. Privatise, so we can exploit everyone, to demonstrate we "took back control".

[@Biobele]

But if all the migrant doctors disappeared you’d feel it. 40% of all Uk doctors are foreign trained I’m pretty sure even amongst the 60% of Uk trained doctors a large number are also foreigners.

[@ztaylor82]

@@Biobele same with many countries in all areas of industries. 40% of Qatars entire population is made up of low paid workers from other countries such as phillipines

[@Dungshoveleux]

The UK should be training their own medical staff, not stealing them from other countries.

[@frankshamatey2883]

They are lazy

[@ztaylor82]

Uk is scamming Nigerians for a change 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@averyj5446]

For a change? The scammer has always been the UK.

[@superAweber]

For a change??? You know nothing!

[@averyj5446]

@@superAweber Thanks bot

[@kishan28t]

i work NHS also.the manager is very toxic..exploiting my knowlege and taking credit.i love to help our care sector as we are shrtage staff.but they are forcing me to resign

[@echezonaazubike8054]

sorry dear

[@doctoriyk780]

This article is a hit job. I have watched it over and over andi believe it's so. Firstly, why use the account of only one doctor? Why not compare his story with doctors of other nationalities? Why switch from UK to a slum in Nigeria to buttress your point? Is this a way of stopping Nigerian doctors from being recruited in UK?

[@buddhimanrahman4583]

Tone used in this report sounds condescending towards doctors from Nigeria by repeatedly mentioning this is a red list country. The PLAB exam organised by GMC in my opinion is a good way for doctors from abroad coming to the UK, get trained, and provide valuable services to British public if they choose to work here or people of their own country if they go back. PLAB test is a way to certify doctors who are trained abroad, that they are good enough to receive further training in the UK. This is equivalent to the USMLE of the USA. The way this report presented PLAB (as well as GMC) as if this is something bad. Think for a second, if there is no such exams to identify which doctors trained outside of UK are good enough and maintains certain standard to come over here and receive further training, the recruitment of doctors from outside UK could be even more chaotic.

[@SuperBullaMan]

They do it with Qualified Social Workers and Psychologist as well! When they've used them without full salary is get rid of with a side of racism! These recruitment drives happen all over the world from UK, Yet the give this false narrative about immigration.

[@Saudea]

I love how they show Nigeria in the report. You know Nigeria is at all not like this. The western news outlet shouldn't be showing Africa like this any more.

[@LisePlansandJournals]

But you love it?

[@thomasprice7893]

Copium exports still going strong from that continent I see

[@drewshakur]

its what majority of Africa looks like. Focus on the purpose of the video!

[@christinef5785]

The whole world is having a medical staff shortage. We have been poaching from each other for decades and not planing to train more of our own. This is particularly true of the UK. But the elephant in the room is not all qualifications are actually comparable with the necessary skills and knowledge. But nobody talks about that!

[@jonathanodude6660]

thats the point of the tests. also remember that nigeria gained its independence less than a lifetime ago. many of the medical institutions up until recently were using the exact same curriculum as they did when nigeria was part of the british empire, ie, they were following a british curriculum. the reason it changed is because the british curriculum changed and the nigerian one didnt. theyve updated and modernised the curriculum, but the actual medical system is still dysfunctional. they now create world class doctors who do not stay to treat patients in the country that trained them.

[@christinef5785]

@@jonathanodude6660 I hear you. We also have the issue of students being pushed through training when they are not yet ready (competent) because units are under pressure from governments who are desperate to increase the numbers! This is true of nursing as well medicine.

[@MO-cu8yl]

Are you indirectly saying there’s not an equal amount of competency for Nigerian doctors and UK doctors? I’d say you’re right. Nigerian doctors are way more competent. The scope of learning is wider. And they are definitely more intelligent

[@diligenceeke3023]

@@MO-cu8yl The rigour you go through as a Medical or paramedic student in Nigeria is better imagined. I doubt most students could survive the schedule of a proper Nigerian Medical school. We may lack some of the modern equipment, but throw us in the mix and we are ready to go the extra mile to be the best and do the best. I am a medical Radiographer and Sonographer. My training was rigorous. Very! I spent 5 years learning the same thing others spend lesser years for in other countries.

[@christinef5785]

@@MO-cu8yl im talking generally . It’s well known that competencies are not properly mapped across. There is good and bad in every profession , and as we are dealing with peoples lives we need to diligent! Intelligence takes many different forms and it’s the height of arrogance to claim that Nigerian doctors there ‘definitely more intelligent’ . Many doctors of different nationalities make that mistake as I have witnessed myself.

[@Pou1gie1]

Nigeria's wealth should be closer to Dubai. It is unfortunate that colonization and foreign exploitation has furthered this corruption leading to a loss of wealth seen by the citizens.

[@femiogundipe767]

Don't forget to add incompetent leadership. It's one of the major reasons, if not the most important one.

[@contemplatinggod2791]

Colonization is a given, however our leaders dont value us. We are running our own government and the stealing of public funds is mind boggling. Lets face the problem we have at tis time, clearly its self inflicted pain, by Nigerians leaders to its citizenry. Just imagine if the Uk has the kind of oil that we had since the 50s!

[@wamnicho]

@@contemplatinggod2791 there's also another deep rooted problem and this comes from colonialism, the Europeans drew the borders of today's African nations in a very artificial way as a way to keep divisions within African tribes, most African countries today have more than two or three tribes within a country and this has led to constant infighting and division within these countries, and when you have a country divided, it's very easy for leaders to exploit the populations after all if a leader is from tribe A, he won't care much about stealing funds that would have built a hospital in the region inhabited by tribe B or tribe C and so on, after all, deep inside their not his people. This results in the citizens themselves becoming corrupt and never united which in turn leads to every man for himself and the brightest emigrating to greener pastures. Look at Arabic countries, they all speak the same language mostly, are mostly of the same ethnic mix of course there's exceptions, so leaders there feel like they're improving conditions of a family

[@MeiinUK]

@UFO : Are you serious ? 55,000 per MONTH ? 660k per year? Wow... That's more than the UK's !!! FFS. I don't think that UK MPs get this much ! Nor does American politician, at local levels get this much either ! No WAY..... what the hell....

[@sunlight2078]

Sorry. It's Nigeria's fault. You can't blame colonization forever. Even UAE was colonized by the UK

[@fashakinbanke3671]

They would never treat their own people like this , but they can complain about a high number of people coming in . So disheartening 💔💔

[@SuperBullaMan]

They do it with Qualified Social Workers and Psychologist as well! When they've used them without full salary is get rid of with a side of racism!

[@teeteeme5752]

It's their country, its their right. You will always be labelled as second class. It's not your country. Build your country and be first in it.

[@michaelajayi8546]

We are always complaining about going to other people's countries 🙄 . They are not flocking to our countries when they have problems , they sit in their own countries and fix the problems . Oops my bad : let's pray to white jesus

[@favf549]

@@SuperBullaMan Pls rest!!!!!( Zukwanike) u've been commenting everywhere with an ill point.......while the truth is so clear and bold.

[@irenekemah7392]

This man called Nigeria one of the poorest nations on earth?

[@perfectpeterpan]

Title: "Nigerian doctors" Evidence produced for assertion: One Nigerian doctor out of 9,500 doctors

[@faithlesshound5621]

That's how the mass media work. If they produced statistics about all 9500 doctors, most viewers would say "boring ..." and switch to a video about cats or otters. That's why they give us a "case study" so that we get a few minutes of "human interest."

[@davetv4705]

It's quite sad that after all the hardship applicants go through to made it to the UK ends up this way. This is why we just have to join hans together and fix our government.

[@danielmorris6523]

Oh how I remember the days when we trained our own doctors and nurses. The British government cut budgets of schools and departments and unless you have wealthy parents you're unlikely to be able to afford to go to university. It is cheaper and easier for the UK government to just recruit from abroad. Shameful.

[@katieb2098]

It's funny because it's so hard to get into med school in England and Ireland yet they hire Drs from countries where they aren't trained to the same standard and it's not as difficult to be a Dr in their own country

[@Mandy_A]

@@katieb2098 Who told you that it’s not as easy to get into medical school in those countries? Unless you can verify this with factual information, this is simply a baseless assumption. Medical school is hard to get into anywhere period!

[@katieb2098]

@@Mandy_A a lot of Nigerians pay for qualifications in Romania we have had huge problems with it in Ireland look up Dr megwa maternity hospital limerick. The story of what happened the hse has had to set rid of loads of Nigerians here .

[@edutechtainmenta.b.popoola942]

@@katieb2098 Notwithstanding what Dr. Merwa did or didn't do. You cannot stereotype and make baseless assumptions like this. The said Dr graduated from Romania and not Nigeria. There are lots of Nigerian doctors doing us proud and making waves in the USA and Europe. They should be the yardstick to measure our competence. Dr. Merwa's case is an exception and not a norm. I dare say Nigerian doctors are very well trained in clinical practice. They most often than not have to rely on their clinical skills and acumen in patient management. They don't have the luxury of panels of tests and sophisticated equipment to make use of. Little wonder why they excel when they go abroad. P. S. Food for thought. If Nigerian doctors are that bad would the British govt and gmc be actively poaching our professionals, despite the WHO listing of red zone. Yet still they turn around and claim we have very poor health indices (especially maternal and childhealth). How can our health indices improve when they keep depriving the Nigerian masses of their medical professionals trained with tax-payers money. The Nigerian govt isn't free of blame either. There are good doctors and bad doctors everywhere, just as there are good people and bad people also. Medical school in Nigeria is one of the near impossible courses to get admitted into. Graduating isn't also a child's play. Our doctors put in years of sweat and blood before they graduate and are sworn in as medical doctors. Thank you.

[@ClassicAudiobooksInspirations]

@@edutechtainmenta.b.popoola942 Its very hard to get into med school. They get the best of the best of students and the training is rigorous. If their training was not up to par, the British Government would not even look into recruiting medical doctors from Nigeria.

[@philipabel9172]

Too much hatred for Nigeria! Red list! Not good. Qualified individuals should have a right to work wherever they choose regardless of their countries of birth! This report is racist

[@nomad9696]

Its not just Nigerians, stop making click bait.

[@ceciliai.ogwude2845]

I love how BBC always finds the poorest places in Nigeria to showcase😂

[@uchennanwafor9970]

It is crazy that WHO and the Nigerian government will agree to put Nigeria on the so called red list when half of the healthcare workers in Nigeria, Nurses and Doctors included are not employed or underemployed… Nigeria is a 200million strong country, if the government had the best interests of Nigerians at heart, they would go the route of India and the Philippines by actively training professionals for the international market, which is a huge part of the Philippines economy, international remittances

[@Ekowaidoo]

the sadness in your mediocrity is that u don't know that Nigeria a country of 206 million people have only 25 thousand doctors . I am a Ghanaian and I feel so sorry and sad for Nigeria being the largest black nation on earth . I am a Ghanaian by the way.

[@Larry-le5nw]

@@Ekowaidoo what do you really want from Nigeria

[@SuperBullaMan]

They do it with Qualified Social Workers and Psychologist as well! When they've used them without full salary is get rid of with a side of racism! These recruitment drives happen all over the world from UK, Yet the give this false narrative about immigration.

[@iyiolaabosede9500]

@@Ekowaidoo yr doctor don’t get paid and that’s false and yr hospital don’t even have beds for women that just delivered babies

[@iyiolaabosede9500]

@@Ekowaidoo and find another topic leave my country alone 😊am Nigerian by the way

[@wahpraise2852]

Am I the onlyone having the feeling that they just focused on the poor site of Nigeria and portrayed the country to be very poor. Nigeria is actually one of the biggest economies in Africa

[@tuksasusa639]

Always... 🙄

[@peoplesperson4132]

I think the doctors make their own choices. And i think choice matters. No one is forced

[@citykeys3495]

NHS needs to reduce the number of managers who do nothing while Hospital needs Dr's,Nurses .

[@js66613]

Honestly, this is not JUST an issue of the UK exploiting foreigners - though that does happen and as a foreigner (though with UK settled status now) I am well aware that this does happen - but an issue of a) the country from which these doctors hail is not treating their doctors well either, so really we should be increasing standards for doctors everywhere not just the UK and b) the UK clearly not treating their own doctors well enough if not enough people want to work/work at the working standards for public healthcare in he UK which seems to clearly be the reason why hospitals are needing to recruit people from overseas. So the problem is far more deeper reaching than just an exploitation of people of any one ethnicity... people in power are almost always corrupt and we need to do something about that issue first. Anyway, it's a shitty situation and I do feel for these people who are being exploited. Having whole days in their lives being taken away like that is just not right.

[@Balla1527]

The UK actually caps the amount of home grown doctors we can train, so hospitals are forced to recruit foreign doctors. This could be deliberate as to decrease spending on training. This is a problem across industries and has resulted in low wages and lots of migration. it's a method used to make the rich richer and poor, poorer.

[@quinncreel6091]

@@Balla1527 It's not just the UK, they do this in France too. And you're right, it's how the rich stay rich, exploiting everyone else.

[@nightwish1000]

let's agree that it sounds better when presented as racial discrimination which is an insolence considering the luck that doctor has when working in the UK. nobody deported him. it's a win-win. and still he's free to return.

[@Balla1527]

@@nightwish1000 and......what's your point again??

[@nightwish1000]

read again, maybe you'll find it. but just a hint: the main fault is not with the UK that gives chances to migrants who'd otherwise live in poor conditions but with the Nigerian (and other African) system lead by corrupt elites who can't get enough to fill their pockets with instead of creating better conditions. it's the old technique of survival for them to distract and to blame the "white man" which finds a huge echo among idiotic white leftists. the second fault is with the doctors who give up their home countries although they are needed there. it's their free choice. just then, within the chain of responsability, comes the UK that lures them for her own benefit. I wouldn't want to witness a scenario where African doctors are expelled because they are needed in their home countries...could you possibly imagine the public outcry!? or when a doctor wants to stay desperately after his studies and he's told: "we could need, but in your country you are needed more, so go work there for 250 bucks a month."

[@michealndukaokpara3116]

Blame the country they are coming from

[@TheDemmy22]

I think this is a very clever way to keep Nigerian doctors from coming to the UK. A well-educated person signs a contract and then complains about the contract. Did he not read the contract? One should not let his/her desperation cloud one's judgment. People, look past the money and read your contract.

[@hassansulaimon9414]

Of all places in Nigeria, Makoko is the only place you could show? Scandalous BBC as usual

[@janjan-dd4wv]

Itt is not only doctors who are exploited. Nurses are also especially Specialist nurses who like drs hardly have time to have a cigar, drink a beer or play karaoke.

[@Wolf-hh4rv]

Everyone else in the world gets by without Nigerian doctors. But the Britain I recently discovered is actually in Central Africa, so now it makes sense. Thank you BBC for correcting my dumb idea that Britain is in Europe

[@moneyme9811]

Newsnight can you maybe perhaps look at the recruitment of overseas nurses particularly from African countries and places like the Philippines. Another recruitment drive has been announced and why. When those people you recruit can’t be free till they pay back the money from their initial recruitment. I knew plenty of nurses in this situation. It’s a bit crazy It’s indentured servitude. The public clapped every Thursday for these people and they’re slaves in all but name.

[@Anon.5216]

There are nurses in the NHS who should be sacked! They are incompetent amd lazy. I know them. I am sick of their being praised by people who know nothing about nursing.

[@onyinyennagbo7759]

This sounds like human trafficking lowkey

[@kofig5519]

Do not deny the right of Nigerian doctors to better working conditions and salary elsewhere in the world. The bias reporting is glaring when we conflate issues of overworked Nigerian doctors in the UK and BritishCouncil assisting qualified doctors to take exams for UK. If all the doctors in Nigeria are taken, new ones will be produced. It is an exportable commodity and Cuba has been doing for eons. Remittances from doctors abroad will help ease poverty far better than any aid or charity

[@womanofvalor7]

First of all, Nigerian doctors dont live in the slums youre showing, there are so many beautiful places to show

[@tochukwunjoku]

Why can't these doctors rally together and create a system like the nhs rather than running away to the West to work? The nhs works, you can as well create the same system in your country and stay in your country!!!

[@kymberlycourage]

I just want to put it out there that my white housemate said I should go back to picking cotton in Africa. I’ve not even yet visited Africa but okayyy. Anyway, UK is not even worth it honestly. I hear people talking about wanting to leave Nigeria. I beg you not to bother. It’s not all glitter and gold here. It’s hard out here as a black person. Everyday is an absolute nightmare.

[@Debbi.O]

I can’t believe that the U.K., a developed country, has to outsource doctors! What happened to their own?! Why does the U.K. not have enough British born doctors? 😂 the U.K. is becoming a third world country.

[@jaelesilaba1404]

I was just thinking about this yesterday i went for vacation there last month and i was shocked i cant go back there again

[@dantesalazar7805]

Don't complain, even just reaching UK, looks like heaven for you

[@fatfarmers7360]

Going by your name, one should know where you come from and that is Latin america where you people are bound to work and keep mute to all forms and manners of maltreatment melted out to you by your employers and that is a model you took from your colonial masters, the spaniards.

[@dantesalazar7805]

@@esohekate5621 thats what every african,nigerians dream,reach uk,looks like heaven,by all means

[@dantesalazar7805]

@@esohekate5621 ahaha potholes ,badroads

[@Robio_scorpio]

@@dantesalazar7805 not alll parts there a lot of beautiful parts of Nigeria its mostly streets that u will see pot holes and bad roads and it's not that much of them major roads are goood and even the uk has bad roads as welll pot holes muddy roads aswell I've experienced it first hand

[@Phelixdegreat]

Well, personally I blame the Nigerian government. Most and virtually none of these Doctors were forced or coerced into coming to the UK. As a Nigerian, the work environment, the health care system where you have to improvise to perform basic procedures, the very poor funding and loads of other problems is the main reason why most professionals are leaving. It might be right however to say they are being exploited because of the situation in their home countries (which is usually the case with most international recruitments anyways). But putting the blame entirely on the recruiters and or the UK government isn't right in my opinion because most of these professionals are personally looking for ways out of the country. Most will cry foul if the UK government actually stops recruiting from 3rd world countries.

[@collinswuks3959]

So because of that it's OK to exploit your own brothers and sisters? Did you even watch where that woman said the way Nigerian doctors are being treated today is what they have stopped some 30yrs ago? Something is definitely wrong with you.

[@Phelixdegreat]

@@collinswuks3959 And did you read where I said "it's usually the case with most international recruitments anyway"? Claiming that Nigerian doctors are being exploited is far reaching. Simply put - all foreign trained doctors are being exploited. And like I said, most will still choose that instead of Nigeria.

[@sunflower6355]

Exactly! 💯 👏 No one is advocating "exploitation" but the bottom line is that these Dr's are FREE to quit anytime...no one is tying them down. I hope situation gets better in Nigeria and in Africa as a whole🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@absmith6237]

And educated at the same time 👌

[@shemushemu9534]

It's really a shame our the African leaders let down the Youth of Africa that they all are studying hard tp just want to degree PHD to leave their own country to go help in the Uk whilst their own are dying how can change come from Africa if the youth are all running away thinking its greener on the other side . Makes me think if they really love what they will do or all about the money it's really disgraceful but at the same time who is one to judge as the youth feels left out by their African Leaders. And this is what they get in the end once they reach the greener side (the west) and being treated just has it has for many years .

[@femiogundipe767]

It's a real shame. Recently this time in 2020, the youth of Nigeria protested police brutality and profiling based on hair colour, possession of a laptop, or driving a good car. On 10/10/2020 they converged at a toll gate which they had for a couple of days the protests had held, the military showed up, and somehow over 100 people (youth) were killed. The protests were disrupted and people haven't healed from that event till date, I am certain this lone event (there are thousands more) is why the youth leave the country. I am sure your country has a similar story to tell. Truly, Africa must wake up and oust these incompetent leaders.

[@andreypetrov4868]

After collapse of the USSR, Africa lost last hope for economical and social development. Now people of Africa are just exploited by American, British, French, Russian, German capitalists.

[@jaybee4577]

@@femiogundipe767 it not the leaders but the people.

[@jaybee4577]

it not the leaders but the people.

[@andreypetrov4868]

@@jaybee4577 I disagree. People of Africa are not different from any other people. It is political elites (both in Africa and in Europe/USA) who are making sure that people of Africa live in poverty. This way can make billions of dollars.

[@kscollection6270]

No matter how bad this doctors are treated abroad... It is still better for them than life in Nigeria

[@christinawatkinsyoutube]

they should come to Germany too!! the NHS is failing:((

[@da1stamericus]

The uk is easier due to the language being English.

[@Biobele]

Language barrier and Blocked bank account as well as other ridiculous requirements the German government has has made it laughable and unreasonable for Nigerians to chose Germany over places like Uk and Canada

[@werqzeleke2815]

@@Biobele what is blocked bank?

[@Biobele]

@@werqzeleke2815 an account you will open for yourself with a German bank containing at least some tens of thousands of euros which you will have no access to. You will be paid from the account once a month for your upkeep in Germany. You cannot withdraw all the money at once neither can you withdraw beyond the allowed amount. The German government also has access to the account and can use the money in the account to deport you if they wish. There’s a lot of adverts in Nigeria of German banks offering this blocked service especially Fintiba I have not been to German but I know fintiba bank 😂 because I see there ads ALOT.

[@tyronelorenzovalentio3414]

@@Biobele That’s the problems u haven’t been to Germany

[@MotoTvWoodsFarm]

Doctors are extremely well educated and hard working it would be better to focus on hospital management and government policies

[@johnnwabuforudemezue1108]

Nice one , God bless

[@jerusalemdaniel3392]

So do the Doctors live in Maroko smh what's the point of showing the shanty town ?

[@Siouxsi-Sioux]

Why isn't he in Nigeria helping his people?

[@sano1529]

Exactly

[@sigmaputin6888]

Because they’d rather come here to complain about everything

[@frawgeatfrawgworld]

why doesnt the government pay health workers enough you mean surely? why is everyone so obsessed with immigration. this could be a news clip about pigs on a farm and somehow every comment will try and make it about foreigners or some other pointless xenophobia. You guys are the venom for us british people

[@kikidevine694]

@@sigmaputin6888 so the treatment of the medical staff doesn't impact on patient care? Would you be happy to be treated by a doc who's been awake for over 12 hours?

[@taipizzalord4463]

Because of the money. There is no incentive.

[@iwheelzandtech]

You break the law you make. It’s saddening how media paints Nigeria, all you see on media is a slum part of Nigeria. What a shame.

[@songsmith31a]

The problem also involves mistakes in written notes about diagnosis and treatment that offer risk to patients. The UK cannot afford medical care on the cheap from lands that are in more need of their own medical staff. For far too long UK governments have been failing their own people via the inadequate recruitment and training from and of of its own population.

[@michaelkolbe5963]

Anything over 10 hours shouldn't be allowed ! After 10 hours your just not jiving anything your all

[@buntyjoy1800]

Check the comments if you think racism is no longer "a thing"

[@infantryblack]

It is not racism is it sense of entitlement and imbedded victimhood.

[@sigmaputin6888]

Check your victimhood

[@Balla1527]

Racism is more widespread now than it has ever been in UK. Lack of education in UK schools.

[@KevinXD]

Victim much? lol

[@Balla1527]

British education does not teach about our state sanctioned attrocities across the commonwealth

[@rosieHolliday5887]

I'm glad Dr Jenny Vaughn said it first...but by about 3 minutes into this report I'm starting to think this sounds like some kind of slavery

[@angelsackson]

The comments prove to me there are still ENGLISH people with common sense who don’t fall for this victim rubbish.

[@charmainebreezy1367]

Soon we will be free my brothers and sisters. Our Heavenly Father Yahua will redeem and restore us. Shalom.

[@olumuyiwaojo3532]

BBC, must you people show Makoko all the time to continue painting the country bad. Why showing slum all the time? Why?? I just don't get your intention.

[@Johnopp23]

So what was the point of showing makoko knowing all the doctors are in the cities, did you interview any doctor at makoko? Western media always wanting to show a negative side of Africa to rest of the world 😠

[@LisePlansandJournals]

Why show the absolute worst of Nigeria?😢 I’ve never even been but from what I see on blogs etc Nigeria has many developed parts. Why so one-sided? Sigh.

[@naijanaija3686]

That's how western media do when it comes to Africa but if it's Europe and north America they will show beautiful places mean while they have bad places filled with homeless people but you will never see them show it. This people are ev!lllllllll.

[@hannah50353]

I don't believe only Nigerians are being overworked; it's all doctors in the NHS who complain about the same issues.

[@beebee_0136]

4:10 Funnily enough if you show this video explaining the poor working conditions to the same medical candidates being recruited at that test center as though to warn them ahead, many will still insist on making the trip to the UK. So, you ask yourself, is the aim of relocating ostensibly about better NHS working system or is it really about the chance at better living?

[@user_4046]

It's not even hard to see why they'd still risk it even if you warned. Have you watched the whole video? Nigeria is a failed state, literally.

[@toboreyalaju9660]

Why didn't they show the skycrappers in Lagos Nigeria .

[@cheesball96]

The racists are going to have a field day with this one.

[@sigmaputin6888]

Here we go the good old race card 🥱

[@cheesball96]

@@sigmaputin6888 Just look at the comments dude…

[@allykhan8594]

Started, usually by the low classes.

[@cheesball96]

@@sigmaputin6888 Your own comment on this video is a perfect example ..

[@evo8power228]

Racist leftwing people want black people to have no doctors .

[@akankeoge6965]

Nigerians are the ones that shut the door for other Nigerians.

[@olualli3817]

I believe a doctor like any other professional should be free to pursue their career any where they wish. I do not support exploitation. Doctors coming to UK should be weary of the easy passage offered by NES and other private medical service providers. But it takes time to get the NHS career going,but at the end of the day it’s worth the wait. By the way I am a Nigerian trained doctor working in the NHS.

[@posjaboateng5556]

Some agencies pay them £15 per hour working 24 hours in the UK

[@mind-blowing-facts-central]

There are many beautiful and amazing places to show in Lagos for this documentary, but you guys intentionally focus on one of the very few slums in the city. This is the subtle narrative you've been creating about Africa for a very long time. This is the narrative we do not want to see, and we've been complaining for years. You do this to African and Asian countries while portraying Europe to be "heavenly". You can do better @bbc!!

[@taiwoolaniyi6343]

On Makoko, I don't blame BBC for highlighting the plight of people in that area. What's stopping Nigerian Govt from turning the place to a 'Maldives'? However, if you think Makoko is all Nigeria is about, you are simply ignorant.

[@reeling-in]

The door is open. Just like in Nigeria!

[@jasperhorace7147]

Exactly - don’t like it, move on.

[@oa8420]

@@jasperhorace7147 why are you here?

[@diazcastro7331]

Well said . Since they blocked foreign models they can go back and model as well

[@arinzeonugha6440]

Makojo is just a small part of Lagos and does not in any way represent the whole country....

[@simplesimon5739]

Is there nothing illegal about deductions from wages if you don't give the correct notice even if you signed it. Are these Doctors from abroad given any information on the complexities of UK employment law so they can make an informed choice when considering a contract. And what is best practice in the NHC or according to the GMC.

[@jonathanodude6660]

obviously they are not, or they wouldnt be complaining about it. its also highly likely that they didnt read the contract until they had issues with the demands, because they assume the UK is a great place to work.

[@simplesimon5739]

@@jonathanodude6660 I suggest you read up on Employment Law.

[@jonathanodude6660]

@@simplesimon5739 if your argument is that contracts are binding, thats not always the case.

[@princeade9445]

Mess everywhere . Nigeria simply need to be fixed big time! Hope is not gonna be a long walk!!!

[@sandrasimeon7241]

The best way to deal with an issue like this is for the countries that are under this red label provide an environment in which the doctors thrive if the doctors feel valued and taking care of they cannot be easily seduced to western countries if this is not the case sadly The western world will proselyte these doctors and take advantage of them

[@Shaq94701]

Here's a proposed solution. Allow Nigerians and other foreigners to go to the UK to be trained as doctors. Improve their work conditions so they can actually be rested enough to treat patients effectively. Have some contract with the foreign country that the doctors they are bringing to the UK will be on a contract post medical school to work for UK hospitals for X amount of years. After which, they can continue to work in the UK or they can go back to their countries to treat patients there. This seems like win situation for everyone involved. Patients get treated better on average because their doctors won't be exhausted. Prospective doctors have better work conditions, the opportunity to pursue medicine, and the opportunity to one day go back and help their home country. The UK wins because they can continue to bring in doctors from overseas without as much of the financial burden that it would cost to raise home grown doctors

[@D.Rose1990]

I worked for the NHS and what I saw was absolutely disgusting. The way foreign nurses and doctors was treated was nasty and vile. They also worked all the graveyard shifts and was treated even worse by the night staff. The NHS is built on the backs of foreign workers and they don’t get paid as much as British doctors and nurses.

[@henrysaleria7103]

Show them a slump in Africa to tell them they should be great full and not complain. Well done BBC👏👏