The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), in Ekiti State, Dr Babatunde Rosiji, yesterday, decried the high rate of foreign exchange, saying that the development is taking the cost of drugs and medical supplies beyond the reach of the average citizen. The NMA chairman spoke during a press conference to commemorate the 2023 Physicians’ Week in Ado-Ekiti. Rosiji said …

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Benue State chapter, on Wednesday, called on government at all levels, political leaders and traditional rulers to help in the release of one of their members abducted three weeks ago. A medical doctor, Dr. Asema Msuega, was abducted in the Ukum Local Government Area of the state three weeks ago while he was embarking on …

Medical doctors under the auspices of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on health with a view to addressing the sector’s problems to make it attractive to professionals. NMA’s Ekiti State branch also called for the allocation of at least 15 per cent of the national budget to health as …

The Medical Guild has revealed that the process of installation of the malfunctioned elevator that led to the death of Dr. Diaso Vwaere last week was done by a contractor who did not have an elevator system installation certification. Medical Guild is the umbrella body of all medical doctors in employment by the Lagos State Government. During a news conference …

The Lagos State chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has directed all the doctors working in the three government hospitals on the Lagos Island to begin an indefinite strike over the death of their colleague, Dr. Vwaere Diaso. The NMA also declared a five-day mourning in the state and asked doctors in the other government-owned hospitals to scale down …

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has declared the operations of an elite health facility, The Lilu Specialist Hospital, frequented by wealthy Nigerians, as illegal over activities that fall short of standards in medical practices. After four years of operating in Abuja, the irregularities around Lilu Hospital, purportedly run by North Koreans, were brought to the public glare following a recent …

The Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has urged Federal Government to prioritise the eradication of leprosy. In a statement by its Chairman of the National Committee on Neglected Tropical Diseases, Sebastine Oiwoh, the association called for sustained funding from governments to eradicate the disease. The statement said the NMA President, Dr. Uche Ojinmah stressed that Nigeria should Act Now and End Leprosy …