Kogi NMA demands full CONMESS implementation, arrears payment.

The Kogi State chapter of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) has called on Governor Usman Ododo's administration to implement the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure 2024 and pay outstanding entitlements to medical professionals. 

The NMA, in a statement jointly signed on Monday by the State Chairman, Dr. Aazee Jimoh, and the Secretary, Dr. Abdulazeez Abdulrahman, following an Emergency Congress Meeting held on June 25, expressed deep worry over the escalating "Japa syndrome," the mass migration of healthcare professionals, which it attributed to unresolved issues such as non-payment of promotion arrears and delayed wage awards.

The association commended Governor Ododo for his achievements in healthcare, including health insurance, malaria prevention, and infrastructural development, but warned that failure to address their demands would worsen the brain drain in the healthcare sector, with some local government areas already having no medical doctors.

Reaffirming its commitment to delivering quality healthcare services, the NMA urged the government to take immediate action to address their concerns, and to implement the approved circular for retired doctors re-engaged on contract terms, as well as to domesticate the Medical Residency Training Act (MRTA) to support the training and development of medical professionals.

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