The NMA wishes to commend President
Goodluck Ebere Jonathan for declaring #
Ebola Viral Disease a National Emergency
coming on the heel of WHO Declaration .
The NMA hereby directs all Nigerian
Doctors to get actively involved in this
control battle and provide all the needed
professional expertise. All State Branches
have been requested to liaise with all
relevant agencies and Govt officials in their
respective states for collaboration.
The NMA notes with sadness that doctors
and nurses, the usual front line health care
givers have been falling victim of the
disease and therefore calls on Govt at all
levels to ensure provision of Personal
Protective Equipment (PPE) to Doctors and
other healthcare workers
CMDs/MDs and proprietors of private
hospitals are reminded that this is not the
time to subject health workers to
unnecessary hazards. The NMA therefore,
advices all Doctors and nurses to insist on
being well protected before getting involved
in the high risk control processes.
With the recent cases of Lassa fever and
now Ebola, the need to ensure all Health
workers have Life Insurance Cover can no
longer be ignored
State Chairmen of NMA are directed to set
up Ebola control committees that will
collaborate with all relevant agencies in the
States.
We wish to place on record that irrespective
of the on-going strike action, the
Association effectively responded to national
disasters.
This includes the recent bomb blasts in
Kano, Kaduna and Bauchi States in
accordance with our oath of placing the
lives of patients first.
The same oath mandates us to maintain the
noble traditions of medical practice, which
at the moment are under serious threat in
Nigeria.
It is in the same vein, that we are directing
our members to rise up to the ‘EBOLA’
disaster under adequate Personal Protective
Equipment.
The NMA national office highly appreciates
her Lagos colleagues for their giant strides
so far in this battle. Well done!
Finally, we call on all Nigerians and the
International community to prevail on the FG
to do the needful as requested by the
Nigeria Medical Association.
#SecGen
www.medicalworldnigeria.com/2014/08/nigeria-medical-association-nma-press-release

Great

Now that's the Hippocratic spirit..

Doctors went on strike,few days later,Ebola virus went on rampage.

Danhumprey: Doctors went on strike,few days later,Ebola virus went on rampage.

what are u trying to say?

Nice one by the doctors, this is quite a diplomatic approach to the wole ebola epidemic.

wil dy help us fight dis ebola sh!t

I wonder how NMA is going to get the reequired balance on this . A positive move by them nonetheless.

I'm happy Nigerians are starting to appreciate doctors. This Ebola epidemic gives an insight to the hazards involved in the medical practice.

Kcinho: I'm happy Nigerians are starting to appreciate doctors. This Ebola epidemic gives an insight to the hazards involved in the medical practice.

It is no longer the WE situation now but all of "US".......you get!!!!!.
Give us life Insurance, increase our hazards allowance, provide PPE for US not ME alone.......this is a team leader talking.
That is team spirit.
Who wouldn't like to work with and appreciate such a doctor.

Morotov1: It is no longer the WE situation now but all of "US".......you get!!!!!.
Give us life Insurance, increase our hazards allowance, provide PPE for US not ME alone.......this is a team leader talking.
That is team spirit.
Who wouldn't like to work with and appreciate such a doctor.

The team spirit has always been there until greed came in.