{"id":19713,"date":"2017-12-05T20:33:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T19:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=19713"},"modified":"2017-12-05T20:33:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-05T19:33:57","slug":"7facts-need-know-nigerian-medical-association-nma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/7facts-need-know-nigerian-medical-association-nma\/","title":{"rendered":"7\tFacts You Need To Know About The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<ol>\n<li>The NMA is the professional association and registered for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigerian\">Nigerian<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Physician\">doctors<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dentists\">dentists<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The NMA has more than 35,000 members from 36 state branches and the branch from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Federal_capital_territory\">federal capital territory<\/a>, including those registered in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nigerian_diaspora\">diaspora<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>NMA&#8217;s membership spans all six major specialties of Internal <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Medicine\">Medicine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Surgery\">Surgery<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Obstetrics_and_Gynaecology\">Obstetrics and Gynaecology<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paediatrics\">Paediatrics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Public_Health\">Public Health<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Laboratory_Medicine\">Laboratory Medicine<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pathology\">Pathology<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>The NMA was established in 1951<\/li>\n<li>The professional body has over 30 branch offices throughout Nigeria.<\/li>\n<li>The NMA has 11affiliates including:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Nigerian Dental Association (NDA)<\/li>\n<li>Nigerian Medical Women Association (MWAN)<\/li>\n<li>National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD)<\/li>\n<li>Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria (MDCAN)<\/li>\n<li>National Association of Doctors in University Health Services (NADUHS)<\/li>\n<li>National Association of Government General Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP)<\/li>\n<li>Confederation of African Medical Associations and Societies (CAMAS)<\/li>\n<li>Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA)<\/li>\n<li>African Institute of Science and Technology (AIST)<\/li>\n<li>African Medical Association (AFMA)<\/li>\n<li>World Medical Association (WMA)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>In 2006, it was estimated that about 45% of Nigerian doctors practice in urban areas where only 55% of the population live.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NMA is the professional association and registered for Nigerian doctors and dentists. 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