Osun NMA Laments Shortage Of Medical Doctors, Poor Salary

HE Nigerian Medical Associa on (NMA), Osun State Chapter, has lamented that the state health sector is suffering serious decline in personnel as a result of doctors leaving Nigeria for greener pastures abroad, popularly known as ‘Japa’.

Chairman of the NMA in the State, Dr. Adetoye Adedapo, stated that shortage of medical doctors and poor salary is a major problem facing the health sector in the state, as well as Nigeria.

Adedapo stated this on Wednesday at State House of Assembly while carrying out medical test on some staff members of the assembly as part of the ac vi es marking 2023

Osun NMA Annual General Mee ng.

The medical praconer sought the sup- port of the state lawmakers for improved welfare package for health workers.

He said if doctors are well remunerated in the state, others from neighboring states