From Fred Ezeh, Abuja
Former President of Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, has been sworn-in as the president of World Medical Association (WMA), which is the global body of doctors’ association from across the countries of the world.
His installation as the WMA president was part of the 2022 WMA General Assembly in Berlin, Germany. Before his installation as WMA President, Dr. Enabulele, served as the president of Commonwealth Medical Association (CMA), among several other positions.
In his inaugural address, Dr Enabulele, called for urgent steps to invest more in the well-being, working and living conditions of physicians and other health professionals, stressing that it will help to reduce or eliminate physical and mental burn-out of physicians, as well as the brain drain of physicians and other health professionals, especially from already underserved countries.”
Dr. Enabulele considered his election as WMA Ppesident as an opportunity to enhance the well-being, rights and professional autonomy of physicians across the globe, and to strengthen countries’ healthcare systems through Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the mitigation of the effects of climate change.