The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to equip Nigerian hospitals to UK standard to stop top government officials and other Nigerians from traveling abroad for medical treatment.
This was contained in an eleven point communique issued and jointly signed by its National President and Secretary-General, Professor Mike Ozovehe Ogirima and Dr. Yusuf Tanko Sununu respectively after their just concluded National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Kaduna.
According to NMA as contained in its communique, “The NEC observed with dismay the continuous low budgetary allocation to health leading to declining healthcare service delivery in the country.
“The NEC observed with dismay the worsening availability, distribution, development, and utilization of human resources for health within Nigeria’s health system and the increasing trend of brain drain especially affecting the already weakened man power base in the country.
“NEC calls on the government to implement the Abuja Declaration of at least 15 percent budgetary allocation to health and ensure timely release of funds with effect from 2018 budget and appealed to the National Assembly to fast track the passage of the bill on Residency Training Program (RTP) in Nigeria.
