40% of Nigerian doctors jobless, says NMA (Punch)

The Nigerian Medical Association has expressed concern over the deplorable state of health care services in the country.

The organisation said that despite their importance in the country, 40 per cent of medical doctors in Nigeria were still jobless.

It, therefore, called on the Federal Government to employ capable medical personnel to reduce mortality rate.

The President of the NMA, Dr Francis Faduyile, represented by the Chairman of the NMA in the Federal Capital Territory, Dr Ekpe Phillips, expressed the views in an interview with journalists during a roundtable discussion on ‘Accountability for maternal health in Nigeria’, which ended in Abuja on Friday. Read more

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