{"id":6044,"date":"2021-08-13T22:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T22:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/?p=6044"},"modified":"2021-08-14T10:24:01","modified_gmt":"2021-08-14T10:24:01","slug":"nma-urges-fg-to-prioritise-doctors-welfare-to-avoid-brain-drain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onwardnews24.com\/nma-urges-fg-to-prioritise-doctors-welfare-to-avoid-brain-drain\/","title":{"rendered":"NMA urges FG to prioritise doctors welfare to avoid brain drain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Stephen Adeleye<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kogi State chapter, on Thursday urged the Federal Government to give utmost priority to doctors’ welfare to ensure effective and quality healthcare delivery across the country, and avoid brain drain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state’s Chairman of NMA, Dr Omakoji Oyiguh, made the call at the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference of NMA in Lokoja, with the theme: ”The Deteriorating Security Situation In Nigeria: Implications For Healthcare Delivery”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oyiguh stressed the need to ensure good working environment for doctors with better standard of living and quality of life, saying, ”our association has a role to protect the public in the access to quality healthcare delivery”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He commended the management of Federal Medical Centre Lokoja (FMCL) for helping to improve service delivery and ensure good working environment for doctors, particularly the resident doctors in the centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n