2-609: The Nigerian Medical Association ( NMA ) is the professional association of Nigerian medical doctors. The NMA has more than 35,000 members from 36 state branches and Abuja, including those registered in the diaspora . The NMA was established in 1951 and has its headquarters in Abuja , and over 30 state branch offices throughout Nigeria . NMA's membership spans all six major specialties of Internal Medicine , Surgery , Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Paediatrics , Public Health and Laboratory Medicine / Pathology . The Incumbent President of
4-503: The NMA is Professor Bala Mohammed AUDU, A professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the current Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Health Sciences Azare (FUHSA). According to experts, about 45% of Nigerian doctors practice in urban areas where only 55% of the population lives. This creates an unbalanced doctor-patient ratio which is one of the challenges of the Nigerian health system that
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