Nigerian Medical Association

Nigerian Medical Association

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) is the largest professional organization of physicians in Nigeria and in Africa. 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. NMA's membership spans all five major specialties of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Public Health. The NMA was established in 1951 and is located in Abuja with over 30 branch offices throughout Nigeria.[1]

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Affiliates

  • Nigerian Dental Association (NDA)
  • Nigerian Medical Women Association
  • National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)
  • Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)

Affiliations

  • Confederation of African Medical Associations and Societies (CAMAS)
  • Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA)
  • African Medical Association (AFMA)
  • World Medical Association (WMA)

Distribution of members

The 2006 national census showed a population of about 140 million. It has been estimated[who?] that about 70% of doctors practice in urban areas where only 30% of the population lives. 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 221 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria(1990) have a right of membership upon payment of the annual fee.

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.

NEC 2008-2010

    • Dr. Omede Idris -President
    • Dr. Bala Mohammed Audu -1st VP
    • Dr. Alan Tawo -2nd VP
    • Dr. Kenneth Okoro -Secretary General
    • Dr. Chris Enoch -Deputy Secretary General
    • Dr. Ibrahim Kana -Treasurer
    • Prof. Stanley Ayanwu -Editor, Nigerian Medical Journal (NMJ)

Statutory bodies

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

Standing committees

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.

See also

  • Healthcare in Nigeria

References

  1. ^ NMA, Branches

External links


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