The Nigerian Medical Association,NMA, Federal Capital Territory, FCT chapter, has raised the alarm over the quite a few challenges doctors face whereas finishing up their obligations.
Speaking on the kickoff of the 2026 Physicians’ Week on the Church of Christ, Kado, Abuja, Dr George Ebong mentioned doctors have been overwhelmed by the dearth of enough medical services.
Speaking on the theme, “Securing the Future of Medicine in Nigeria,” Ebong mentioned the scarcity of medical personnel in the nation had considerably affected the doctor-to-patient ratio, leaving it far under the United Nations’ beneficial normal.
He lamented that, past poor take-home pay and an unfavourable wage construction, doctors struggled to save lots of lives with insufficient gear at their disposal.
DAILY POST studies that Nigeria has one physician for greater than 6,000 folks, whereas this 12 months’s Physicians’ Week is predicted to run till the top of the week.
