NMA demands pay parity, more doctors for Nasarawa hospitals

By Abel Leonard, Lafia
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Nasarawa State Branch, has called on the state government to urgently address salary disparities between state-employed doctors and their federal counterparts, recruit more medical personnel and introduce incentives for doctors serving in rural communities to prevent further manpower shortages.
The State Chairman, Dr Meshi Emmanuel, made the call in Lafia on Monday at the association’s secretariat on Makurdi road while presenting the presidential address of the NMA National President, Prof. Afekhide Ernest Omoti, as part of activities marking the 2026 Physicians’ Week, which commenced on November 1 and ends on November 6. ...