Nigeria Ophthalmologist Migration Could Cost Country $150,000 Per Specialist Annually, OSN Warns

The Ophthalmological Society of Nigeria has warned that the migration of each specialist ophthalmologist could cost Nigeria approximately $150,000 annually in lost training and service value, adding a concrete cost framing to the country's broader healthcare brain-drain challenge. The figure underlines the fiscal dimension of specialist workforce attrition for health system planners and healthtech investors.