Doctors to treat 500 patients free at Abaji April 30

The Nigerian Medical Association has said its members will treat and operate on at least 500 patients free of charge at Abaji General Hospital in Abuja starting Monday April 30. The two-day outreach to provide free treatment is part of activities lined up for the association’s 58th annual delegates meeting and scientific conference scheduled to […]

The Nigerian Medical Association has said its members will treat and operate on at least 500 patients free of charge at Abaji General Hospital in Abuja starting Monday April 30.

The two-day outreach to provide free treatment is part of activities lined up for the association’s 58th annual delegates meeting and scientific conference scheduled to hold in Abuja.

NMA president Dr Mike Ogirima whose tenure will end this year, said, “We are ready to do more depending on availability of resources.

“We welcome collaborative partnerships from individuals, faith-based organisations and corporate organisations to extend health care to those who have been left out due to no fault of theirs,” he said.

The association estimates more than 500,000 Nigerians excluded by geography have benefited from the outreaches which accompany the association’s meetings nationwide.

The outreach is planned to go on despite a nationwide strike, which will see nurses, pharmacists and all health workers other than doctors out of hospitals.