The Association, in a statement signed by its Chairman, Dr. Chukwudi Okani, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday directed its members to return to work.
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Dr Ekpe Phillips, the Chairman of NMA, FCT Chapter, said this in a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja.
The NMA National President, Dr Francis Faduyile, made this known on Tuesday at the ongoing a week-long Annual Symposium organised by the Health Writers Association of Nigeria in Lagos.
The Nigerian Medical Association has urged the Federal Government to set up Tertiary Health Trust Fund to improve healthcare funding in the country.
The Nigeria Medical Association has called for mandatory enrolment of formal and informal sectors into the National Health Insurance Scheme.
Dr Saliu Oseni, Chairman, Lagos State chapter of the NMA, made the call in a statement in commemoration of the 2019 Physicians’ Week on Tuesday in Lagos.
The Chairman of the association, Dr Kabiru Zubair, told newsmen at the programme’s venue, the Local Government Secretariat, that the gesture was part of the union’s activities to mark the 2019 Physicians Week and Ordinary General Meeting of the association.
The Deputy Chairman, Kwara NMA, Prof. Baba Issa, made the appeal at a news conference on Monday in Ilorin.
Dr Ekpe Uche, Chairman, FCT Chapter of NMA, made the appeal while briefing newsmen at the end of the association’s Annual General Meeting on Sunday in Abuja.
The suspension of the strike was contained in a communique issued at the end of the Annual General Meeting of the Association held on Tuesday in Calabar.
Dr Agam Ayuk, Chairman of the association in the state, disclosed this on Thursday when he led members of the association on a peaceful protest to the Cross River House of Assembly.
The Imo NMA Chairman, Dr Kyrian Duruewuru, made the call while interacting with newsmen in Owerri on Monday.
Dr Francis Faduyile, the President of NMA, told the News agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Abuja, that the poor handling of primary healthcare was due to negligence and poor commitment on the part of state governors.
The Nigerian Medical Association, Edo chapter has urged the state government to incorporate health education into basic school’s curriculum to sensitise pupils on the dangers of drug abuse in early age.
Dr. Idris Omede, a former President of the Nigeria Medical Association, who is seeking the Peoples Democratic Party ticket to contest the November 16, 2019 Kogi State governorship seat, has promised to pay attention to education, if elected.
The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association has urged the elders in the profession to mentor young doctors for the improvement of healthcare delivery in the country.
The Nigerian Medical Association has felicitated with Muslims on this year’s Eid-el-Fitr celebration which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
The Nigeria Medical Association, Dr Francis Faduliye, says prioritising healthcare by all tiers of government in the country will reduce brain drain in the health sector.
The Nigeria Medical Association says the country’s health sector is heading for catastrophe except the federal government urgently halts the current rate of emigration of medical and dental practitioners.
The Nigerian Medical Association in Cross River has threatened to withdraw services over incessant kidnapping of its members in the state.