Nigerian Medical Association

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) is the professional association and registered for Nigerian doctors and Physicians.^[1]^[2] The NMA has more than 35,000 members from 36 state branches and the branch from the federal capital territory, including those registered in the diaspora.^[3] NMA's membership spans all six major specialties of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Public Health and Laboratory Medicine/Pathology. The NMA was established in 1951 and is located in Abuja with over 30 branch offices throughout Nigeria.^[4]^[5]

Affiliates

Nigerian Dental Association (NDA)
Nigerian Medical Women Association (MWAN)
National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)
Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)
National Association of Doctors in University Health Services (NADUHS)
National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP)

Affiliations

Confederation of African Medical Associations and Societies (CAMAS)
Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA)
African Institute of Science and Technology (AIST)
African Medical Association (AFMA)
World Medical Association (WMA)^[6]

Distribution of members

The 2006 national census showed a population of about 140 million. It has been estimated that about 45% of doctors practice in urban areas where only 55% of the population lives.^[7] This creates an unbalanced doctor-to-population distribution which is one of the challenges of the Nigerian health system that the association and the Federal Government are trying to address.

Branches

NMA has branches in all States of Nigeria, there are a total of 36 states in Nigeria and then Abuja, the federal capital territory. States (Plus FCT):

1.FCT, Abuja 2.Anambra 3.Enugu 4.Akwa Ibom 5.Adamawa 6.Abia 7.Bauchi 8.Bayelsa 9.Benue 10.Borno 11.Cross River 12.Delta 13.Ebonyi 14.Edo 15.Ekiti 16.Gombe 17.Imo 18.Jigawa 19.Kaduna 20.Kano 21.Katsina 22.Kebbi 23.Kogi 24.Kwara 25.Lagos 26.Nasarawa 27.Niger 28.Ogun 29.Ondo 30.Osun 31.Oyo 32.Plateau 33.Rivers 34.Sokoto 35.Taraba 36.Yobe 37.Zamfara

Constitution

The constitution of NMA is supreme and its provisions have binding force on all authorities, organs, branches and members of the Association and, where applicable, on any other persons. Medical and dental practitioners registered under the Medical and Dental Practitioners' Act CAP M8 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria(1990) have a right of membership upon payment of the annual fee.^[8]

Governance

The National Executive Council (NEC) is the governing body of the NMA and it has full powers to act on its behalf in the period between the Annual Delegates' Meetings and make policy decisions.

NOC 2016 - 2018

- Dr. Mike Ozovehe Ogirima- President (Incumbent)
- Dr. Kingsley N. Enweremadu- 1st Vice President
- Dr. Adamu Al-hassan Umar- 2nd Vice President
- Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu- Secretary General
- Dr. Attah J. Ahmed- Deputy Secretary General
- Dr. Prince Dan-Jumbo- Treasurer
- Dr. Francis A. Uba Editor, Nigerian Medical Journal (NMJ)

NOC 2012 - 2014

- Dr. Kayode Obembe- President (Incumbent)^[9]^[10]
- Dr. Bukar Grema -1st VP
- Dr. Uche R. Ojinmah - 2nd VP
- Dr. Akpufuoma L. Pemu - Secretary General
- Dr. Kefas P. Zawaya - Deputy Secretary General
- Dr. Priscilla Denen Akaa -Treasurer
- Prof. Francis Uba -Editor, Nigerian Medical Journal (NMJ)

Statutory bodies

Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN) - Regulatory
National PostGraduate Medical College of Nigeria

Standing committees

HIV/AIDS
Welfare
Health Sector Reform

Advisor and catalyst

NMA's current Special Advisor and Catalyst in the development sector is Dr. Francis Ohanyido with the support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), under the aegis of the USAID COMPASS Project.^[11]

References

↑ "Pharmaceutical Society Of Nigeria (Psn) Urges Johesu To Seek Judicial Redress On Nigerian Medical Association (Nma) Strike Threat". Psnnational.org. 2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
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↑ "Lagos Condemns NMA's Threat To Revoke License Of Doctors Its Want To Employ :: Lagos State Ministry of Health :: www.lagosstateministryofhealth.com". Lsmoh.com. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
↑ "Guardian News Website - Health workers to drag striking doctors to Industrial Court". Ngrguardiannews.com. 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
↑ NMA, Branches
↑ "Nigerian Medical Association offers to ascertain Suntai's actual state of health | Premium Times Nigeria". M.premiumtimesng.com. 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
↑ "The Nigerian health care system: Need for integrating adequate medical intelligence and surveillance systems". Ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. 2011-05-18. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
↑ "Nigerian Medical Association". Nationalnma.org. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
↑ Nwamu, Aniebo (2014-05-04). "Dr Kayode Obembe Elected New President Of NMA | Nigerian News from Leadership Newspapers". Leadership.ng. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
↑ "Dr. Kayode Obembe elected new President of NMA". Trending Newsroom. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
↑ "Dr. Ohanyido Francis". Webmedcentralplus.com. 2013-04-27. Retrieved 2014-08-27.

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