Nigeria, March 17 -- The National Policy on Health Workforce Migration, approved in August 2024, remains in the planning stage, according to the 2025 State of Health of the Nation Report.

The report which was released by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, notes that while an implementation plan for the policy has been developed, full implementation has yet to commence.

This leaves a key component of Nigeria's response to health worker migration still in its early phase.

According to the report, the ministry finalised an implementation plan for the migration policy in 2025, outlining strategies to manage the movement of health workers, improve retention, and support career progression across the health system.

It also p...