Emergency patients: Fix hospitals before punishing health workers - NMA tells NASS
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Key context: <img width="1200" height="700" src="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/NMA.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="NMA " style="display: block; margin: auto; margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%;" link_thumbnail="" decoding="async" srcset="https://dailypost.ng/cms-api/media/file/NMA.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><p>The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has rejected a legislative proposal by the National Assembly to impose fines and imprisonment on healthcare workers who reject emergency patients, urging lawmakers to compel governments to fix hospitals before enacting such laws. The president of the association, Prof. Afekhide Ernest Omoti, who stated this in a statement made available […]</p> <p><a href="https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/05/emergency-patients-fix-hospitals-before-punishing-health-workers-nma-tells-nass-2/">Emergency patients: Fix hospitals before punishing health workers - NMA tells NASS</a></p> This development from dailypost.ng highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has rejected a legislative proposal by the National Assembly to impose fines and imprisonment on healthcare workers who reject emergency patients, urging lawmakers to compel governments to fix hospitals before enacting such laws. The president of the association, Prof. Afekhide Ernest Omoti, who stated this in a statement made available […] Emergency patients: Fix hospitals before punishing health workers - NMA tells NASS
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