Look at this document and the strategic plans of the NMA thereafter
The House of representatives , house committee on health invites all health stakeholders, civil society groups and the general public to a ONE DAY PUBLIC HEARING ON
a) A bill for an act to provide free integrated maternal newborn and child health care programs for women and children in all government controlled medical facilities and for related matters, 2012 (HB.199)
B) A bill for an act to provide medical professional indemnity to establish the medical negligence complaints committee, repeal section 45 of the national health insurance scheme decree No 35 of 1999 and Matters connected thereto, 2012 (HB 248)
C) A bill for an act to enact the tobacco smoking control bill to among other things provide for the regulation of the production, importation, advertising, promoting, sponsorship, distributio, sale and designation of areas where tobacco products may and may not be somoked and for matters connected therewith 2013 (HB 455)
D) A bill for an act to provide for compensation of victims of road accident and to establish the road accident victims compensation commission and for related matters (HB 294)
E) A bill for an act to enact the nigerian mental health bill to make elaborate provisions for the management of mental health in nigeria and for other purposes connected therewith, 2013 (HB 465)
F) A bill for an act to amned the national agency for food and drugs administration and control act, cap N1, laws of the federation of nigeria, 2004 and for other matters connected therewith, 2013 (HB 445)
G) A bill for an act to amend the counterfeit and fake drugs and unwholesome processed foods (miscellaneous provisions) act, cap c34, laws of the federation 2004 to increase the penalties for offences under the act, to make comprehensive provisions for assess forteiture, compensation and for other matters connected therewith , 2013 (hb 446)
h) A bill for an act to establish the federal college of Medical labaoratory science jos and to provide for courses leading to the award of degrees, fellowship, diploma and certificate in medical laboratory science, biometrical science, other related courses and for other matters conncected therewith 2013 (HB 489)
I) A bill for an act to establish the national post graduate college of medical laboratory science and for matters connected therewith, 2013 (hb.463)
j) A bill for an act to promote voluntary blood www.medicalworldnigeria.comdonation providing for an adequate supply of safe blood, regulating blood banks and for other matters connnected therewith, 2013 (HB 159)
THE PUBLIC HEARING IS SCHEDULED AS FOLLOWS
DATE: Wednesday 16th july 2014
TIME: 10am prompt
VENUE: House conference hall 0.28 (zero floor)
House of representatives (new wing)
National assembly complex, abuja
In view of the foregoing the commmitte requests 31 copies of written memoranda and one soft copy (flash drive) on the proposed bills to be submitted to the committee's secretariat at room 4, (HG 19) Zero floor, white house, house of representative, nationa assembly complex, three arms zone, abuja on or before tuesday 15th july 2014.
For further enquiries, you can contact the committee clerk on 08037000725

NMA SECRET REACTION TO ITS MEMBERS
I JUST HOPE WE WILL TAKE THIS SERIOUS NOW AND NOT START REACTING AFTER THE SHOW IS OVER!
DR LC IMOH
CONSULTANT CHEMICAL PATHOLOGIST
JUTH
Dear All,
For our information please
Item A - Attention SOGON
Item B - Attention NMA Secretariat
Item C - Attention Nigerian Cardiac Society
Item D - Attention The Orthopedic Surgeons
Item E - Attention our brothers in Psychiatry
Items H I - Attention ASSOPON - Behold the short cut to becoming consultants. We should not be surprised if Ghana must go have been processed
Item J - Attention Nigerian Society for Haematology and Blood Transfusion
The desperation of these people knows no bound
Tunji Omotayo
NMA Ekiti
Dear All,
This is an opportunity for both the Nigerian Society for Haematology and ASSOPON to properly brief the leadership of the NMA national on the DANGERS of establishing Postgrad College for laboratory scientist. This is because in a few years they will be brandishing fellowship which they will claim is equal to both the West African and National Postgraduate Fellowships and thus they should be appointed consultants. This will be followed by National Postgrad college of Pharmacy, Physiotherapy, Nursing, Optometry e.tc.our arguments against this should include
1. They are technical cadre staff and they do not need any Postgraduate qualification
2. Even if they do they can go for MSc and PhD which are already exiting in Nigerian Universities
3. The Cost implication to government will be unbearable as they will request that their trainees be employed and paid Just like resident doctors
I beleive Dr. Iregbu and his team will represent us well
God save Nigerian Health sector
Dr. Abdul-Aziz Hassan MBBS (ABU) FMCPath
Department of Haematology
Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital
Zaria, Nigeria
Here are the bills for public hearing on the 16th of July 2014 at the House of Representatives. Please pass on your concrete suggestions on what should be our defence at the HOR. All suggestions should be sent directly to keniregbu@yahoo.co.uk, ibekwets@yahoo.com, tunebg@yahoo.com, and NOT to any groupmail (whether ASSOPON or NMA or MDCAN). In addition SOGON, PAN, Psychiatrists Association, Family Physicians, MDCAN, an all other affiliates of NMA and all other professionals associations should make submissions so that they can speak at the public hearing. We should all be prepared for a MASS movement to the National Assembly.
Please contact NMA Sec Gen, VP-1 or the undersigned for further enquiries
Dr Kenneth C. Iregbu
MBBS, MSc, MPH, FMCPath, FWACP (Lab Med)
Consultant Clinical Microbiologist/Parasitologist &
Infectious Diseases Physician
National Hospital Abuja, Nigeria
234- 805 493 2992

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