Nigeria: NMA withdraws services at Kano hospital over alleged assault on colleague

Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Kano State Branch, has announced withdrawal of services from the Emergency Pediatric Unit of Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital with immediate effect.

This was just as State Governor Abba Yusuf called on the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) to suspend its strike action, warning of the potential danger to over 20 million residents who rely on public healthcare services.

However, the NMA state chapter took this decision following the expiration of…