NMA president condemns attacks on doctors, demands safe workplaces

By Dayo Johnson, Akure
The President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Prof. Afekhide Ernest Omoti, has condemned the rising cases of threats, intimidation and physical assaults against healthcare workers in the country, calling for stronger measures to guarantee their safety in the workplace.
Omoti also warned that poor working conditions, inadequate remuneration and insecurity were worsening the migration of Nigerian doctors, stressing that patriotism alone could not persuade medical professionals to remain in the country.
He spoke in his address to mark the 2026 Physicians’ Week, themed “Securing the Future of Medicine in Nigeria,” delivered on his behalf in Akure by the...