Influence of Migration on Man Power Planning: A Study of Professional Health Workers in Federal University Teaching Hospital Owerri Imo State Nigeria

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• March 22, 2024
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Opara, B., Okechukwu, E. U. & Mbah, P. C.
Department of Business Administration, Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Nigeria

Abstract The issue of migration and human resources planning in the Nigeria healthcare system have become a critical issue since few years. Many healthcare workers are migrating to the developed countries of Europe, Middle East and America for various reasons. This continued exodus of medical professionals has evidently created untold devastating effects on human resource planning and development in the system. Therefore, this study determined the cause, type and effect of migration on manpower planning among healthcare workers in Federal University Teaching Hospital in Owerri Imo state Nigeria. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design of correlational type. One hundred and eighty healthcare workers were purposively selected from various departments and units in the institution. Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect the data for the study. A single-administration and Cronbach Alpha ensured the reliability of the instruments. The data generated from the distinct sources was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics with the aid of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0. The study reveals that migration affects manpower planning in Federal University Teaching Hospital. It was also found that migration for employment, better life and career development was among the prevailing types in the study setting and so on. Based on these, it is recommended that government should advance policies and programmes that will reduce health workers interest and intentions to migrate. Adequate social welfare packages, encouraging wages and remuneration packages should be designed and implemented for healthcare workers. When these are put in place, it will go a long way to discouraging healthcare workers intentions to migrate to developed countries. Keywords Influence of Migration; Man Power Planning; Professional Health Workers; Federal University Teaching Hospital Owerri Imo State Nigeria Citation Opara, B., Okechukwu, E. U. & Mbah, P. C. (2024). Influence of Migration on Man Power Planning: A Study of Professional Health Workers in Federal University Teaching Hospital Owerri Imo State Nigeria. African Journal of Current Research, 5(1), 1-18 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10853857