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Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Anambra State has reassured its readiness to assist government and people of the state in the fight to prevent and treat Ebola diseases.
The group also said it was mobilizing its five zonal structures of Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi Aguata and Ihiala against the disease.
State Chairman of NMA, Dr Ndubuisi Arua, disclosed this in Onitsha during the body’s 2026 Physicians Week, themed, “Securing the Future of Medicine in Nigeria”
He said the engagement provided members opportunity to reflect on their calling as physicians and also help them to evaluate their contributions to the evolving health landscape of Nigeria.
“The week is also a time to celebrate the resilience, dedication and compassion that define the medical profession, even in the face of numerous challenges that confront healthcare delivery in Nigeria.
“Two lectures by our members, Prof. Victor Igwenuike Onyiaorah and Prof. Chigozie Ifeadike “Saving the saver : Promoting physician’s well being and preventing burnout, cardiovascular disease and premature death” and Transforming medicine; Harnessing digital health, innovation and future -ready medical education, speak directly to physicians.
“It is also an opportunity for them to pause and look inward, take care of themselves and then call their attention to the fast growing world of medical technology.
“We’ll also use the Week to start awareness campaigns, and to remind members of signs and symptoms of Ebola virus. This will help the doctors to remain vigilant and maintain high index of suspicion of the disease,” he said.
He further disclosed that the association was carrying out campaigns for proper environmental sanitation, food hygiene and personal hygiene in all the five zonal structures of the state namely, Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Aguata and Ihiala, to enable them reach out to all the villages and hamlets in the state.
“We’re also working to ensure personal protective equipments, drugs and other consumables are made available in the hospitals, clinics and treatment centers across the state.
“NMA is ever ready to help the government and people of the state as a group and in our individual places of work in the fight to prevent and treat Ebola diseases.”
“NMA Anambra state is association of medical doctors of all specialties. We are the frontline clinical personnels in all medical establishments in the state, so we are ever ready and prepared for any infectious disease outbreak particularly Ebola.
“We are using the annual physicians week to start awareness campaigns, reminding our members of signs and symptoms of Ebola. This will help make them remain vigilant and maintain high index of suspicion of the disease.
“We are also carrying the awareness campaign through radio and television to reach the general public and all nooks and crannies of the state.
“Campaigns for proper environmental sanitation, food hygiene and personal hygiene are ongoing through NMA five zonal structures of Awka, Onitsha, Nnewi, Aguata and Ihiala. This will help reach out to all the villages and hamlets in the state.
“We are also working to ensure that personal protective equipments, drugs and other consumables are made available in our hospitals, clinics and treatment centers. So NMA is ever ready to help the government and people of the state as a group and in our individual places of work in the fight to prevent and treat Ebola diseases.”
Delivering a lecture on the topic, “Securing the future of medicine in Nigeria, Prof Igwebuike Onyiaorah described future of Medicine in Nigeria as holistic, and not just about what the doctors do, but about every other person that contributes to medicine.
Also delivering his lecture titled, “the savers, promoting physicians well-being and preventing burnout, cardiovascular disease and premature death”, Prof Chigozie Ifeadike urged the physicians to create time to take care of themselves, stressing that they need to be alive to take care of their patients.
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