Nigeria, Sept. 25 -- Nigerian resident doctors have warned that worsening insecurity, poor remuneration and stalled career progression are driving a collapse of the country's healthcare system.

The doctors spoke in Katsina on Tuesday at the 45th Annual General Meeting and Scientific Conference of the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), hosted by the Katsina State Government.

Incoming NARD president, Mohammad Suleiman, told participants that the number of resident doctors in Nigeria had crashed from about 15,000 in 2014 to 8,000, blaming the trend on "low pay, insecurity, and lack of professional opportunities."

He said the trend, known locally as the "Japa Syndrome," poses an existential threat to the nation's health secto...