Nigeria: Resident doctors seek domestication of Medical Training Residency Act

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has urged the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, and all 36 state governors to domesticate the Medical Training Residency Act and ensure the payment of the Medical Residency Training Fund (MRTF) to all resident doctors working in their respective states.

This was stated in a communique issued at the end of the 44th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Scientific Conference of the Association, held from September 23 to 28, co-hosted…