The Nigerian Medical Association has provided free medical care to 1,150 people in Taraba State.
Surgery, dentistry, ophthalmological services, mass deworming for children, screening for Systemic Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Human Immune Virus, viral hepatitis B&C, as well as screening and treatment for cervical cancer, are all provided for free.
This was revealed in a statement issued on Monday by the association’s President and Secretary General, Dr. Uche R. Ojinmah and Dr. Jide Onyekwelu, and made available to our correspondent.
The free medical care was provided during the association’s 63rd Annual General Conference and Delegates’ Meeting, which took place in Jalingo, the state capital, between April 30 and May 7, 2023.
There was also a scientific session where research papers were presented.
The AGC/DM was preceded by a series of humanitarian, social, and advocacy initiatives, including the 2nd Dr. Stella Adadevoh Free Medical Outreach to Mutum Biyu in the state’s Gassol Local Government Area.
According to the group, if the current rate of migration of Medical and Dental Practitioners to overseas “Japa syndrome” is not reversed, Nigeria will face a catastrophic Human Resource health crisis.
The NBA regards the Bill as a modern-day “slavery” attempt.
However, it urged Medical and Dental Practitioners to pay close attention to medical laws and ethics, such as professional misconduct, negligence, confidentiality, organ donation, reproductive technologies, abortion, medical research, informed consent, doctor-patient relationship, and clinical trials, to strengthen healthcare delivery in Nigeria.
