Nigerian Medical Association


The Nigerian Medical Association is the professional association and registered for Nigerian doctors and dentists. The NMA has more than 35,000 members from 36 state branches and the branch from the federal capital territory, including those registered in the diaspora. NMA's membership spans all six major specialties of Internal Medicine, Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Public Health and Laboratory Medicine/Pathology. The NMA was established in 1951 and is located in Abuja with over 30 branch offices throughout Nigeria.

Affiliates

The 2006 national census showed a population of about 140 million. It has been estimated that about 45% of doctors practice in urban areas where only 55% of the population lives. This creates an unbalanced doctor-to-population distribution which is one of the challenges of the Nigerian health system that the association and the Federal Government are trying to address.

Branches

NMA has branches in all States of Nigeria, there are a total of 36 states in Nigeria and then Abuja, the federal capital territory.
States :
1.FCT, Abuja
2.Anambra
3.Enugu
4.Akwa Ibom
5.Adamawa
6.Abia
7.Bauchi
8.Bayelsa
9.Benue
10.Borno
11.Cross River
12.Delta
13.Ebonyi
14.Edo
15.Ekiti
16. Gombe
17.Imo
18.Jigawa
19.Kaduna
20.Kano
21.Katsina
22.Kebbi
23.Kogi
24.Kwara
25.Lagos
26.Nasarawa
27.Niger
28.Ogun
29.Ondo
30.Osun
31.Oyo
32.Plateau
33.Rivers
34.Sokoto
35.Taraba
36.Yobe
37.Zamfara

Constitution

The constitution of NMA is supreme and its provisions have binding force on all authorities, organs, branches and members of the Association and, where applicable, on any other persons. Medical and dental practitioners registered under the Medical and Dental Practitioners' Act CAP M8 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria have a right of membership upon payment of the annual fee.

Governance

The National Executive Council is the governing body of the NMA and it has full powers to act on its behalf in the period between the Annual Delegates' Meetings and make policy decisions.
NOC 2018-2020
NOC 2016 - 2018
NOC 2012 - 2014
NMA's current Special Advisor and Catalyst in the development sector is Dr. Francis Ohanyido with the support of the United States Agency for International Development, under the aegis of the USAID COMPASS Project.